Element: pointerup event

{{APIRef("Pointer Events")}}

The pointerup event is fired when a pointer is no longer active. Remember that it is possible to get a pointercancel event instead.

This behavior is different from {{domxref("Element/mouseup_event", "mouseup")}} events. When using a physical mouse, mouseup events fire whenever any button on a mouse is released. pointerup events fire only upon the last button release; previous button releases, while other buttons are held down, don't fire pointerup events.

Syntax

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

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

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

onpointerup = (event) => { }

Event type

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

{{InheritanceDiagram("PointerEvent")}}

Examples

Using addEventListener():

const para = document.querySelector("p");

para.addEventListener("pointerup", (event) => {
  console.log("Pointer up");
});

Using the onpointerup event handler property (but note that this replaces other event listeners added using onpointerup, if any):

const para = document.querySelector("p");

para.onpointerup = (event) => {
  console.log("Pointer up");
};

Specifications

{{Specifications}}

Browser compatibility

{{Compat}}

See also

• Related events
  • {{domxref('Element/gotpointercapture_event', 'gotpointercapture')}}
  • {{domxref('Element/lostpointercapture_event', 'lostpointercapture')}}
  • {{domxref('Element/pointerover_event', 'pointerover')}}
  • {{domxref('Element/pointerenter_event', 'pointerenter')}}
  • {{domxref('Element/pointerdown_event', 'pointerdown')}}
  • {{domxref('Element/pointermove_event', 'pointermove')}}
  • {{domxref('Element/pointercancel_event', 'pointercancel')}}
  • {{domxref('Element/pointerout_event', 'pointerout')}}
  • {{domxref('Element/pointerleave_event', 'pointerleave')}}
  • {{domxref('Element/pointerrawupdate_event', 'pointerrawupdate')}}
  • {{domxref("Element/mouseup_event", "mouseup")}}