Navigator.maxTouchPoints
Return the maximum number of simultaneous touch contact points are supported by the current device.
Syntax
JavaScript
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touchPoints = navigator.maxTouchPoints;
Example
JavaScript
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if (navigator.maxTouchPoints > 1) { // browser supports multi-touch }
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
Pointer Events – Level 2 The definition of 'maxTouchPoints' in that specification. |
Editor's Draft | Non-stable version. |
Pointer Events The definition of 'maxTouchPoints' in that specification. |
Recommendation | Initial definition. |
Browser compatibility
Feature | Chrome | Firefox (Gecko) | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | 35[1] | 29 (29)[2] | 10 -ms 11 |
? | Not supported |
Feature | Android | Chrome for Android | Firefox Mobile (Gecko) | IE Mobile | Opera Mobile | Safari Mobile |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | ? | 35[1] | 29.0 (29)[2] | 10 -ms 11 |
? | Not supported |
[1] This was implemented in bug 248918.
[2] Gecko supports this feature behind the preference dom.w3c_pointer_events.enabled
, defaulting to false
.
License
© 2016 Mozilla Contributors
Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License v2.5 or later.
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-us/docs/web/api/navigator/maxtouchpoints