Element: touchstart event

The touchstart event is fired when one or more touch points are placed on the touch surface.

Syntax

Use the event name in addEventListener():

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

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

ontouchstart = (event) => { }

Event type

A TouchEvent. Inherits from Event.

Examples

Code samples for those events are available on the dedicated page: Touch events.

Specifications

Browser compatibility

See also

• Touch events