Hammer.js
Add touch gestures to your site
Hammer.js launched on June 3, 2015 with 193 votes, #100 of 3,954 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 11 years on.
In plain words
Hammer.js is a developer tool that enables touch gesture recognition on websites and web applications. It allows developers to add multi-touch and single-touch gestures to their pages, processing interactions 300ms faster than standard methods. The library is designed for web developers building interactive touch-enabled experiences.
written from the facts on this page · September 2026
From the sources
Hammer.js is an innovative tool that will allow you to add some gesture moves and clicks on your web page. Now you can have multi-touch or single gestures movements with ease and even with 300ms faster!
Add multi-touch gestures to your webpage.
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- TETouch-enabled Gesture Helper for your website2018 · genielabs.github.io · ▲30
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