Gyroscope: z property

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The z read-only property of the {{domxref("Gyroscope")}} interface returns a number specifying the angular velocity of the device along its z-axis.

Value

A {{jsxref('Number')}}.

Examples

The gyroscope is typically read in the {{domxref('Sensor.reading_event', 'reading')}} event callback. In the example below this occurs sixty times a second.

let gyroscope = new Gyroscope({ frequency: 60 });

gyroscope.addEventListener("reading", (e) => {
  console.log(`Angular velocity along the X-axis ${gyroscope.x}`);
  console.log(`Angular velocity along the Y-axis ${gyroscope.y}`);
  console.log(`Angular velocity along the Z-axis ${gyroscope.z}`);
});
gyroscope.start();

Specifications

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Browser compatibility

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