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Summary
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. |
Editor's Draft | Non-stable version. |
| Pointer Events The definition of 'tiltX' in that specification. |
Recommendation | Initial definition. |
Browser compatibility
| Feature | Chrome | Firefox (Gecko) | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari (WebKit) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | No support | (Yes) [1] | 10 | No support | No support |
| Feature | Android | Android Webview | Chrome for Android | Firefox Mobile (Gecko) | Firefox OS | IE Mobile | Opera Mobile | Safari Mobile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | No support | No support | No support | No support | No support | 10 | No support | No support |
[1] Implementation withdrawn. See bug 1166347.