Element: pointermove event

{{APIRef("Pointer Events")}}

The pointermove event is fired when a pointer changes coordinates, and the pointer has not been canceled by a browser touch-action. It's very similar to the {{domxref("Element/mousemove_event", "mousemove")}} 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 like {{domxref("EventTarget.addEventListener", "addEventListener()")}}, or set an event handler property.

addEventListener("pointermove", (event) => { })

onpointermove = (event) => { }

Event type

A {{domxref("PointerEvent")}}. Inherits from {{domxref("Event")}}.

{{InheritanceDiagram("PointerEvent")}}

Event properties

This interface inherits properties from {{domxref("MouseEvent")}} and {{domxref("Event")}}.

• {{domxref('PointerEvent.altitudeAngle')}} {{ReadOnlyInline}} {{experimental_inline}}
  • : Represents the angle between a transducer (a pointer or stylus) axis and the X-Y plane of a device screen.
• {{domxref('PointerEvent.azimuthAngle')}} {{ReadOnlyInline}} {{experimental_inline}}
  • : Represents the angle between the Y-Z plane and the plane containing both the transducer (a pointer or stylus) axis and the Y axis.
• {{domxref('PointerEvent.persistentDeviceId')}} {{ReadOnlyInline}} {{experimental_inline}}
  • : A unique identifier for the pointing device generating the PointerEvent.
• {{domxref('PointerEvent.pointerId')}} {{ReadOnlyInline}}
  • : A unique identifier for the pointer causing the event.
• {{domxref('PointerEvent.width')}} {{ReadOnlyInline}}
  • : The width (magnitude on the X axis), in CSS pixels, of the contact geometry of the pointer.
• {{domxref('PointerEvent.height')}} {{ReadOnlyInline}}
  • : The height (magnitude on the Y axis), in CSS pixels, of the contact geometry of the pointer.
• {{domxref('PointerEvent.pressure')}} {{ReadOnlyInline}}
  • : The normalized pressure of the pointer input in the range 0 to 1, where 0 and 1 represent the minimum and maximum pressure the hardware is capable of detecting, respectively.
• {{domxref('PointerEvent.tangentialPressure')}} {{ReadOnlyInline}}
  • : The normalized tangential pressure of the pointer input (also known as barrel pressure or cylinder stress) in the range -1 to 1, where 0 is the neutral position of the control.
• {{domxref('PointerEvent.tiltX')}} {{ReadOnlyInline}}
  • : The plane angle (in degrees, in the range of -90 to 90) between the Y–Z plane and the plane containing both the pointer (e.g., pen stylus) axis and the Y axis.
• {{domxref('PointerEvent.tiltY')}} {{ReadOnlyInline}}
  • : The plane angle (in degrees, in the range of -90 to 90) between the X–Z plane and the plane containing both the pointer (e.g., pen stylus) axis and the X axis.
• {{domxref('PointerEvent.twist')}} {{ReadOnlyInline}}
  • : The clockwise rotation of the pointer (e.g., pen stylus) around its major axis in degrees, with a value in the range 0 to 359.
• {{domxref('PointerEvent.pointerType')}} {{ReadOnlyInline}}
  • : Indicates the device type that caused the event (mouse, pen, touch, etc.).
• {{domxref('PointerEvent.isPrimary')}} {{ReadOnlyInline}}
  • : Indicates if the pointer represents the primary pointer of this pointer type.

Usage notes

The event, which is of type {{domxref("PointerEvent")}}, 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 for pointermove events using {{domxref("EventTarget.addEventListener", "addEventListener()")}}:

const para = document.querySelector("p");

para.addEventListener("pointermove", (event) => {
  console.log("Pointer moved");
});

You can also use the onpointermove event handler property:

const para = document.querySelector("p");

para.onpointermove = (event) => {
  console.log("Pointer moved");
};

Specifications

{{Specifications}}

Browser compatibility

{{Compat}}

See also

• Related events
  • {{domxref('Element/gotpointercapture_event', 'gotpointercapture')}}
  • {{domxref('Element/lostpointercapture_event', 'lostpointercapture')}}
  • {{domxref('Element/pointerover_event', 'pointerover')}}
  • {{domxref('Element/pointerenter_event', 'pointerenter')}}
  • {{domxref('Element/pointerdown_event', 'pointerdown')}}
  • {{domxref('Element/pointerup_event', 'pointerup')}}
  • {{domxref('Element/pointercancel_event', 'pointercancel')}}
  • {{domxref('Element/pointerout_event', 'pointerout')}}
  • {{domxref('Element/pointerleave_event', 'pointerleave')}}
  • {{domxref('Element/pointerrawupdate_event', 'pointerrawupdate')}}
  • {{domxref("Element/mousemove_event", "mousemove")}}