ThefiresTouchEvents read-only property of theInputDeviceCapabilities interface returns a boolean value that indicates whether the device dispatches touch events.

You can use this property to detect mouse events that represent an action that mayalready have been handled by touch event handlers. This doesn't necessarily mean thedevice is a touch screen. For example, stylus and mouse devices typically generatetouch events on mobile browsers.

Value

ABoolean

Example

myButton.addEventListener("mousedown", (e) => {  if (!e.sourceCapabilities.firesTouchEvents) myButton.classList.add("pressed");});

Specifications

Browser compatibility