touchstart

Assess

Techniques

A browser touch event fired when a finger first contacts a touchscreen.

Why it's here

Placed in Assess: 1 article(s) of evidence from 1 source(s), led by framework updates, with 0 in the last 30 days. Confidence 24%. Low accumulated evidence, so it defaults conservatively pending more signal.

Evidence (1)

3Hacker News·7/8/2026framework_update
WordPress fix removes accidental comment popups on left-thumb scrolling
A WordPress bug caused comment reply boxes to open unexpectedly when users scrolled on touch devices, but only for some left-handed users whose thumb touched the link area. The issue stemmed from a touchstart listener added to link clicks, and the reported fix simply removes the unnecessary code after the bug lingered for years.