Gamepad.hand

Experimental: This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.

The hand read-only property of the Gamepad interface returns an enum defining what hand the controller is being held in, or is most likely to be held in.

Syntax

var myHand = gamepadInstance.hand;

Value

A GamepadHand enum; possible values are:

left — the left hand.
right — the right hand.
Empty string ("") — this value is returned if the other values are not applicable, e.g. the controller is held in both hands, or would be fine in either.

Examples

TBC

Specifications

Specification
Gamepad Extensions # dom-gamepad-hand

Browser compatibility

	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	WebView Android	Chrome Android	Firefox for Android	Opera Android	Safari on IOS	Samsung Internet
`hand`	No	15-79	55	No	No	No	No	No	55	No	No	No