Navigator: maxTouchPoints property - Web APIs | MDN

The maxTouchPoints read-only property of the Navigator interface returns the maximum number of simultaneous touch contact points that are supported by the current device.

Examples

if (navigator.maxTouchPoints > 1) {
  / browser supports multi-touch
}

Specifications

Specification

Specification
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Product help

Instance properties

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