Touch.radiusY

Summary

Returns the Y radius of the ellipse that most closely circumscribes the area of contact with the touch surface. The value is in CSS pixels of the same scale as Touch.screenX.

This value, in combination with Touch.radiusX and Touch.rotationAngle constructs an ellipse that approximates the size and shape of the area of contact between the user and the screen. This may be a large ellipse representing the contact between a fingertip and the screen or a small one representing the tip of a stylus, for example.

Note: This attribute has not been formally standardized. It is specified in the Touch Events – Level 2 Draft specification and not in Touch Events Recommendation. This attribute is not widely implemented.

Syntax

var yRadius = touchItem.radiusY;

Return value

yRadius

The Y radius of the ellipse that most closely circumscribes the area of contact with the screen.

Example

The Touch.radiusX example includes an example of this property's usage.

Specifications

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
radiusY
43
≤79
?
No
Yes
No
43
43
Yes
Yes
Yes
4.0

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Touch/radiusY