Element: pointermove event
Baseline Widely available
This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since July 2020.
Thepointermove event is fired when a pointer changes coordinates, and the pointer has not beencanceled by a browsertouch-action. It's very similar to themousemove event, but with more features.
These events happen whether or not any pointer buttons are pressed. They can fire at a very high rate, depends on how fast the user moves the pointer, how fast the machine is, what other tasks and processes are happening, etc.
Syntax
Use the event name in methods likeaddEventListener(), or set an event handler property.
addEventListener("pointermove", (event) => { })onpointermove = (event) => { }Event type
APointerEvent. Inherits fromEvent.
Event properties
This interface inherits properties fromMouseEvent andEvent.
PointerEvent.altitudeAngleRead onlyExperimentalRepresents the angle between a transducer (a pointer or stylus) axis and the X-Y plane of a device screen.
PointerEvent.azimuthAngleRead onlyExperimentalRepresents the angle between the Y-Z plane and the plane containing both the transducer (a pointer or stylus) axis and the Y axis.
PointerEvent.persistentDeviceIdRead onlyExperimentalA unique identifier for the pointing device generating the
PointerEvent.PointerEvent.pointerIdRead onlyA unique identifier for the pointer causing the event.
PointerEvent.widthRead onlyThe width (magnitude on the X axis), in CSS pixels, of the contact geometry of the pointer.
PointerEvent.heightRead onlyThe height (magnitude on the Y axis), in CSS pixels, of the contact geometry of the pointer.
PointerEvent.pressureRead onlyThe normalized pressure of the pointer input in the range
0to1, where0and1represent the minimum and maximum pressure the hardware is capable of detecting, respectively.PointerEvent.tangentialPressureRead onlyThe normalized tangential pressure of the pointer input (also known as barrel pressure orcylinder stress) in the range
-1to1, where0is the neutral position of the control.PointerEvent.tiltXRead onlyThe plane angle (in degrees, in the range of
-90to90) between the Y–Z plane and the plane containing both the pointer (e.g., pen stylus) axis and the Y axis.PointerEvent.tiltYRead onlyThe plane angle (in degrees, in the range of
-90to90) between the X–Z plane and the plane containing both the pointer (e.g., pen stylus) axis and the X axis.PointerEvent.twistRead onlyThe clockwise rotation of the pointer (e.g., pen stylus) around its major axis in degrees, with a value in the range
0to359.PointerEvent.pointerTypeRead onlyIndicates the device type that caused the event (mouse, pen, touch, etc.).
PointerEvent.isPrimaryRead onlyIndicates if the pointer represents the primary pointer of this pointer type.
Usage notes
The event, which is of typePointerEvent, provides all the information you need to know about the user's interaction with the pointing device, including the position, movement distance, button states, and much more.
Examples
To add a handler forpointermove events usingaddEventListener():
const para = document.querySelector("p");para.addEventListener("pointermove", (event) => { console.log("Pointer moved");});You can also use theonpointermove event handler property:
const para = document.querySelector("p");para.onpointermove = (event) => { console.log("Pointer moved");};Specifications
| Specification |
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| Pointer Events # the-pointermove-event |
| Pointer Events # dom-globaleventhandlers-onpointermove |