---
nav-title: "gestures How-To"
title: "gestures"
environment: nativescript
description: "Examples for using gestures"
previous_url: /ApiReference/ui/gestures/HOW-TO
---
# Gestures
Detecting user gestures requires the "ui/gestures" module.
{%snippet gestures-require%}

### Double Tap
{%snippet gestures-double-tap%}

### Double Tap
{%snippet gestures-double-tap-alt%}

### Long Press
{%snippet gestures-long-press%}

### Long Press
{%snippet gestures-long-press-alt%}

### Pan
{%snippet gestures-pan%}

### Pan
{%snippet gestures-pan-alt%}

### Pinch
{%snippet gestures-pan-pinch%}

### Pinch
{%snippet gestures-pan-pinch-alt%}

### Rotation
{%snippet gestures-rotation%}

### Rotation
{%snippet gestures-rotation-alt%}

### Swipe
{%snippet gestures-swipe%}

### Swipe
{%snippet gestures-swipe-alt%}

### Tap
{%snippet gestures-tap%}

### Tap
{%snippet gestures-tap-alt%}

### Stop observing
{%snippet gestures-stop-observe%}

### Multiple gestures
{%snippet gestures-multiple%}

### Multiple gestures as comma separated string
{%snippet gestures-string%}

### Events combined with gestures as comma separated string
{%snippet gestures-events-string%}
