jQuery Mobile swipe Event Last Updated : 25 Dec, 2020 Improve Improve Like Article Like Save Share Report jQuery Mobile swipe event is fired when we swipe in the element area. We can use this event for different purposes. Syntax: jQuery( ".selector" ).on( "swipe", function( event ) { } ) Approach: First, add jQuery Mobile scripts needed for your project. <link rel=”stylesheet” href=”http://code.jquery.com/mobile/1.4.5/ jquery.mobile-1.4.5.min.css” /> <script src=”http://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.11.1.min.js”></script> <script src=”http://code.jquery.com/mobile/1.4.5/jquery.mobile-1.4.5.min.js”></script> Example 1: HTML <!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <link rel="stylesheet" href= "http://code.jquery.com/mobile/1.4.5/jquery.mobile-1.4.5.min.css" /> <script src= "http://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.11.1.min.js"> </script> <script src= "http://code.jquery.com/mobile/1.4.5/jquery.mobile-1.4.5.min.js"> </script> <script type="text/javascript"> $(document).on('swipe', 'a', function(event) { console.log(event) }) </script> </head> <body> <center> <h1>GeeksforGeeks</h1> <h4>swipe Event using jQuery Mobile</h4> </center> <a data-role="button" id="gfg">click</a> </body> </html> Output: Example 2: HTML <!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <link rel="stylesheet" href= "http://code.jquery.com/mobile/1.4.5/jquery.mobile-1.4.5.min.css" /> <script src= "http://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.11.1.min.js"> </script> <script src= "http://code.jquery.com/mobile/1.4.5/jquery.mobile-1.4.5.min.js"> </script> <script type="text/javascript"> $(document).on('swipe', 'a', function(event) { console.log(event) }) </script> </head> <body> <center> <h1>GeeksforGeeks</h1> <h4>swipe Event using jQuery Mobile</h4> </center> <a data-role="button" id="gfg">click</a> </body> </html> Output: Like Article Suggest improvement Previous How to make Vertical selects using jQuery Mobile ? Next How to Choose The Right Database for Your Application? Share your thoughts in the comments Add Your Comment Please Login to comment...