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Touchscreen test

Test a touchscreen and count how many fingers it registers at once.

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Touchscreen test

Touch the test area with one finger, two, or all ten, and this tool logs every contact the browser reports through Pointer Events. It draws a trail for each finger and numbers the active ones, so a dead zone, a lagging edge or a finger that stops registering is easy to see. Pens and mice are logged separately from fingers.

Read the report from the top. The finger touches line counts how many times a finger went down, and the most fingers at once is the figure that matters for multi-touch: one finger means single-touch, two or more is enough for pinch and rotate gestures, five or more is full multi-touch, and ten is the usual maximum of a phone or tablet. Pick a target of 5 or 10 and the report says how many more fingers you still need to put down to reach it.

A browser can only report what the operating system passes on. Pressure and tilt show up as reported only if your screen or pen sends values other than the defaults, and many finger-only screens never do. The number your device lists as its maximum is shown as well, but the real limit can be lower with a screen protector, a wet screen or a palm resting on the glass. Some browsers also claim gestures such as three-finger swipes before the page sees them.

Nothing is uploaded or recorded. The test area reads touches inside your browser, the log is plain text you can edit or paste, and clearing the page forgets it all.

FAQ

How many fingers should a touchscreen register?
Most phones and tablets register at least five and many register ten. Two is enough for pinch to zoom, so anything below that points to a screen or software problem.
Why does the count stop below my screen's maximum?
The operating system may reserve some multi-finger gestures, a palm or a screen protector can interfere, and some browsers cap the contacts they pass to a page. Try again with fingertips only.
Why are pressure and tilt not reported?
Only screens and pens that measure them send real values. Most plain finger screens report a fixed default, which the test ignores.
Is anything I touch uploaded or recorded anywhere?
No. The test runs entirely in your browser. Your touches are drawn on the canvas and turned into a short text log on this page, and nothing is sent to a server.