This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.
The exitPointerLock
asynchronously releases a pointer lock previously requested through Element.requestPointerLock
.
To track the success or failure of the request, it is necessary to listen for the pointerlockchange
and pointerlockerror
events.
document.exitPointerLock();
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
Pointer Lock The definition of 'Document' in that specification. | Candidate Recommendation | Extend the Document interface |
Desktop | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | |
Basic support | Yes
|
Yes | 50
|
? | ? | ? |
Mobile | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Android webview | Chrome for Android | Edge Mobile | Firefox for Android | Opera for Android | iOS Safari | Samsung Internet | |
Basic support | Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes | 50
|
? | ? | ? |
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/document/exitPointerLock