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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.
A GamepadHand enum; possible values are:
left — the left hand.right — the right hand."" (Empty string) – if the other values are not applicable. E.g., the controller is held in both hands or would be fine in either.TBC
| Specification |
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| Gamepad Extensions> # dom-gamepad-hand> |
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hand |
No | 15–79 | 55 | No | No | No | 55 | No | No | No | No | No |
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Gamepad/hand