The <a href="https://developer.chrome.com/blog/300ms-tap-delay-gone-away/">300ms tap delay</a> on touch devices was a delay introduced in some older mobile browsers to distinguish between a single tap (touch) and a double-tap (zoom) gesture. This gave the browser time to determine whether the user intende to perform a double-tap to zoom in or a single tap to click.
To remove the 300ms tap delay and make mobile web applications feel more responsive, we had the following workarounds:
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<code>viewport</code> meta tag
<pre class="shiki github-dark shaku"><code>&lt;meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"&gt;</code></pre>
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<a href="https://github.com/ftlabs/fastclick">FastClick Library</a>(No longer recommended):
Previously, developers used the FastClick library to eliminate the tap delay
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<code>touch-action</code> Property: This specifies how an element should respond to touch input. By setting it to <code>manipulation</code>, we could prevent the 300ms tap delay on that element.
<pre class="shiki github-dark shaku"><code>.your-element { touch-action: manipulation;}</code></pre>
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<code>onclick</code> Event: Instead of relying solely on the <code>click</code> event, you can use the <code>onclick</code> event to handle tap interactions. This event is triggered immediately, without the 300ms delay.
<pre class="shiki github-dark shaku"><code>const element = document.getElementById('your-element');element.onclick = function() { // Handle the tap/click event};</code></pre>
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<code>:active</code> Pseudo-class: This can provide visual feedback to users when they tap an element, making it feel more responsive. For example:
<pre class="shiki github-dark shaku"><code>.your-button:active { background-color: #333; /* Change the background color when tapped */}</code></pre>
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Note: Modern mobile browsers have largely addressed the 300ms tap delay issue, and in many cases, you may not need to take any special action.

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