Element: gesturestart event

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The gesturestart event is fired when multiple fingers contact the touch surface, thus starting a new gesture. During the gesture, {{domxref("Element/gesturechange_event", "gesturechange")}} events will be fired. When the gesture has ended, a {{domxref("Element/gestureend_event", "gestureend")}} event will be fired.

It is a proprietary event specific to WebKit.

Syntax

Use the event name in {{domxref("EventTarget/addEventListener", "addEventListener()")}}:

addEventListener("gesturestart", (event) => { })

Alternatively, assign to the event handler property of the interface:

ongesturestart = (event) => { }

Event type

A {{domxref("GestureEvent")}}. Inherits from {{domxref("Event")}}.

{{InheritanceDiagram("GestureEvent")}}

Specifications

Not part of any specification.

Browser compatibility

{{Compat}}

See also

• GestureEventClassReference at the Safari Developer Library