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XRJointSpace: jointName property

The read-only jointName property of the XRJointSpace interface contains the name of the joint it tracks.

Value

A string indicating the name of the joint. See the list of hand joints on the XRHand page.

Examples

Getting the jointName

Given a XRJointSpace, the jointName property will contain the hand joint name.

js

navigator.xr
  .requestSession({ optionalFeatures: ["hand-tracking"] })
  .then(/** … */);

function renderFrame(session, frame) {
  // …

  for (const inputSource of session.inputSources) {
    if (inputSource.hand) {
      const indexFingerTipJoint = inputSource.hand.get("index-finger-tip"); // XRJointSpace
      indexFingerTipJoint.jointName; // "index-finger-tip"
    }
  }
}

Specifications

Specification
WebXR Hand Input Module - Level 1
# dom-xrjointspace-jointname

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
jointName No
93–111Hololens 2 only.
 No No No No No No No No No No

See also

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/XRJointSpace/jointName