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Element: releasePointerCapture() method

Baseline Widely available

This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since ⁨July 2020⁩.

The releasePointerCapture() method of the Element interface releases (stops) pointer capture that was previously set for a specific (PointerEvent) pointer.

Syntax

releasePointerCapture(pointerId)

Parameters

pointerId: The pointerId of a PointerEvent object.

Return value

None (undefined).

Exceptions

NotFoundError DOMException: Thrown if pointerId does not match any active pointer.

Examples

This example sets pointer capture on a <div> when you press down on it. This lets you slide the element horizontally, even when your pointer moves outside of its boundaries.

HTML

<div id="slider">SLIDE ME</div>

CSS

div {
  width: 140px;
  height: 50px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  background: #ffbbee;
}

JavaScript

function beginSliding(e) {
  slider.onpointermove = slide;
  slider.setPointerCapture(e.pointerId);
}

function stopSliding(e) {
  slider.onpointermove = null;
  slider.releasePointerCapture(e.pointerId);
}

function slide(e) {
  slider.style.transform = `translate(${e.clientX - 70}px)`;
}

const slider = document.getElementById("slider");

slider.onpointerdown = beginSliding;
slider.onpointerup = stopSliding;

Result

Specifications

Specification
Pointer Events> # dom-element-releasepointercapture>

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
`releasePointerCapture`	55	12	59	42	13	55	79	42	13	6.0	55	13