Element: touchstart event
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The touchstart event is fired when one or more touch points are placed on the touch surface.
Syntax
Use the event name in addEventListener():
js
addEventListener("touchstart", (event) => { })
Alternatively, assign to the event handler property of the interface:
js
ontouchstart = (event) => { }
Event type
A TouchEvent. Inherits from Event.
Examples
Code samples for those events are available on the dedicated page: Touch events.
Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| Touch Events # event-touchstart |
| Touch Events # dom-globaleventhandlers-ontouchstart |