GamepadHapticActuator

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

The GamepadHapticActuator interface of the Gamepad API represents hardware in the controller designed to provide haptic feedback to the user (if available), most commonly vibration hardware.

This interface is accessible through the Gamepad.hapticActuators property.

Properties

GamepadHapticActuator.type Read only: Returns an enum representing the type of the haptic hardware.

Methods

GamepadHapticActuator.pulse() Read only: Makes the hardware pulse at a certain intensity for a specified duration.

Examples

TBD.

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
Gamepad Extensions The definition of 'GamepadHapticActuator' in that specification.	Editor's Draft	Initial definition

Browser compatibility

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	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet
`GamepadHapticActuator` Experimental	Chrome No support No	Edge Full support 15	Firefox Full support Yes Notes Disabled Full support Yes Notes Disabled Notes The flag is enabled by default in Firefox Nightly and Beta, versions 55 and above. Disabled This feature is behind the `dom.gamepad-extensions.enabled` preference (needs to be set to `true`). To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config.	IE No support No	Opera No support No	Safari No support No	WebView Android No support No	Chrome Android No support No	Firefox Android No support No	Opera Android No support No	Safari iOS No support No	Samsung Internet Android No support No
`pulse` Experimental	Chrome No support No	Edge Full support 15	Firefox Full support Yes Notes Disabled Full support Yes Notes Disabled Notes The flag is enabled by default in Firefox Nightly and Beta, versions 55 and above. Disabled This feature is behind the `dom.gamepad-extensions.enabled` preference (needs to be set to `true`). To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config.	IE No support No	Opera No support No	Safari No support No	WebView Android No support No	Chrome Android No support No	Firefox Android No support No	Opera Android No support No	Safari iOS No support No	Samsung Internet Android No support No
`type` Experimental	Chrome No support No	Edge Full support 15	Firefox Full support Yes Notes Disabled Full support Yes Notes Disabled Notes The flag is enabled by default in Firefox Nightly and Beta, versions 55 and above. Disabled This feature is behind the `dom.gamepad-extensions.enabled` preference (needs to be set to `true`). To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config.	IE No support No	Opera No support No	Safari No support No	WebView Android No support No	Chrome Android No support No	Firefox Android No support No	Opera Android No support No	Safari iOS No support No	Samsung Internet Android No support No

Legend

Full support: Full support
No support: No support
Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.: Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.
See implementation notes.: See implementation notes.
User must explicitly enable this feature.: User must explicitly enable this feature.