This property is the angle (in degrees) between the Y-Z plane of the pointer and the screen. This property is typically only useful for a pen/stylus pointer type. The range of values is -90 to 90 degrees and a positive value means a tilt to the right. For devices that do not support this property, the value is 0.
For an illustration of this property see Figure 2 in the specification.
This property is Read only .
Syntax
var tilt = pointerEvent.tiltX;
Return value
tilt- The angle between the Y-Z plane of the pointer (stylus) and the screen.
Example
This example illustrates simple accessing of the tiltX and tiltY properties.
someElement.addEventListener("pointerdown", function(ev) {
process_tilt(ev.tiltX, ev.tiltY);
}, false);
Specifications
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Pointer Events – Level 2 The definition of 'tiltX' in that specification. |
Working Draft | Non-stable version. |
| Pointer Events The definition of 'tiltX' in that specification. |
Recommendation | Initial definition. |
Browser compatibility
| Feature | Chrome | Edge | Firefox (Gecko) | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari (WebKit) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | 55.0 | (Yes) | (Yes) [1] | 10 | 42 | No support |
| Feature | Android | Android Webview | Edge | Firefox Mobile (Gecko) | Firefox OS | IE Mobile | Opera Mobile | Safari Mobile | Chrome for Android |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | No support | 55.0 | (Yes) | No support | No support | 10 | 42 | No support | 55.0 |
[1] This feature is currently hidden behind a flag; to enable it and experiment, set the dom.w3c_pointer_events.enabled preference to true in about:config.