Web pages can now process mouse events (mousedown, auxclick, mouseup) for back and forward buttons on mice with five or more buttons. This allows back and forward mouse buttons to be prevented by applications that wish to override them. For example they may be useful for games.
Documentation
Specification
Status in Chromium
Enabled by default (tracking bug) in:
- Chrome for desktop release 67
- Chrome for Android release 67
- Android WebView release 67
Consensus & Standardization
After a feature ships in Chrome, the values listed here are not guaranteed to be up to date.
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Last updated on 2020-11-09