InkLimited availability
The navigator.ink API uses the system compositor to draw to a <canvas> element ahead of pointer events, reducing the delay between moving a stylus or cursor and a pen stroke appearing on screen.
Not yet supported in all major browsers — check the table and provide a fallback.
Browser support
DesktopChrome
1–93Not supported
94+Supportedsince Sep 21, 2021
Current: 155Edge
12–92Not supported
93+Supportedsince Sep 2, 2021
Current: 154Firefox
✕Not supportedup to 157
Current: 157Safari
✕Not supportedup to 27
Current: 27MobileChrome Android
18–93Not supported
94+Supportedsince Sep 21, 2021
Current: 155Firefox Android
✕Not supportedup to 157
Current: 157Safari iOS
✕Not supportedup to 27
Current: 27How to use
Not supported in Firefox, Safari, Firefox Android, Safari iOS. Use feature detection below and provide a fallback (or a polyfill) for those browsers.
Example
Full syntax and examples are on MDN: DelegatedInkTrailPresenter.
Feature detection
JS · check before using
if ("Ink" in globalThis) {
// Ink is available
} else {
// load a polyfill or use a fallback
}Sub-features
Support for each part of the feature (6). The overall table above shows when the whole feature works.
| Sub-feature | Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Safari | Chrome Android | Firefox Android | Safari iOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DelegatedInkTrailPresenter | 94 | 93 | ✕ | ✕ | 94 | ✕ | ✕ |
| DelegatedInkTrailPresenter.presentationArea | 94 | 93 | ✕ | ✕ | 94 | ✕ | ✕ |
| DelegatedInkTrailPresenter.updateInkTrailStartPoint | 94 | 93 | ✕ | ✕ | 94 | ✕ | ✕ |
| Ink | 94 | 93 | ✕ | ✕ | 94 | ✕ | ✕ |
| Ink.requestPresenter | 94 | 93 | ✕ | ✕ | 94 | ✕ | ✕ |
| Navigator.ink | 94 | 93 | ✕ | ✕ | 94 | ✕ | ✕ |