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DeviceOrientationEvent: gamma property

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The gamma read-only property of the DeviceOrientationEvent interface returns the rotation of the device around the Y axis; that is, the number of degrees, ranged between -90 and 90, by which the device is tilted left or right. See Orientation and motion data explained for details.

Value

A number.

Specifications

Browser compatibility

Desktop Mobile
Chrome Edge Firefox Opera Safari Chrome Android Firefox for Android Opera Android Safari on IOS Samsung Internet WebView Android WebView on iOS
gamma 7 12 6 15 17 18 6 14 4.2 1.0 3 4.2

See also

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/DeviceOrientationEvent/gamma