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element.requestPointerLock

This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.

The Element.requestPointerLock() method allows to asynchronously ask for the pointer to be locked on the given element.

To track the success or failure of the request, it is necessary to listen for the pointerlockchange and pointerlockerror events at the Document level.

instanceOfElement.requestPointerLock();

Specification	Status	Comment
Pointer Lock The definition of 'Element' in that specification.	Candidate Recommendation	Extend the `Element` interface

	Desktop
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari
Basic support	Yes Yes Yes Prefixed Prefixed Requires the vendor prefix: webkit	Yes	50 50 Yes Prefixed Prefixed Requires the vendor prefix: moz	?	?	?

	Mobile
	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Edge Mobile	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	iOS Safari	Samsung Internet
Basic support	Yes Yes Yes Prefixed Prefixed Requires the vendor prefix: webkit	?	Yes	?	?	?	?