puppeteer/website/versioned_docs/version-20.9.0/api/puppeteer.touchscreen.touchstart.md

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sidebar_label: Touchscreen.touchStart
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# Touchscreen.touchStart() method

Dispatches a `touchstart` event.

#### Signature:

```typescript
class Touchscreen {
  touchStart(x: number, y: number): Promise<void>;
}
```

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type   | Description                     |
| --------- | ------ | ------------------------------- |
| x         | number | Horizontal position of the tap. |
| y         | number | Vertical position of the tap.   |

**Returns:**

Promise&lt;void&gt;