Document: pointerdown event

The pointerdown event is fired when a pointer becomes active. For mouse, it is fired when the device transitions from no buttons depressed to at least one button depressed. For touch, it is fired when physical contact is made with the digitizer. For pen, it is fired when the stylus makes physical contact with the digitizer.

Bubbles Yes
Cancelable Yes
Interface PointerEvent
Event handler property onpointerdown

Examples

Using addEventListener():

document.addEventListener('pointerdown', (event) => {
  console.log('Pointer down event');
});

Using the onpointerdown event handler property:

document.onpointerdown = (event) => {
  console.log('Pointer down event');
};

Specifications

Specification
Pointer Events
# the-pointerdown-event

Browser compatibility

Desktop Mobile
Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari WebView Android Chrome Android Firefox for Android Opera Android Safari on IOS Samsung Internet
pointerdown_event
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See also

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Document/pointerdown_event