Element: pointerup 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.
The pointerup event is fired when a pointer is no longer active.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 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 methods like addEventListener(), or set an event handler property.
js
addEventListener("pointerup", (event) => { })
onpointerup = (event) => { }
Event type
A PointerEvent. Inherits from Event.
Examples
Using addEventListener():
js
const para = document.querySelector("p");
para.addEventListener("pointerup", (event) => {
console.log("Pointer up");
});
Using the onpointerup event handler property:
js
const para = document.querySelector("p");
para.onpointerup = (event) => {
console.log("Pointer up");
};
Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| Pointer Events # the-pointerup-event |
| Pointer Events # dom-globaleventhandlers-onpointerup |