bigskysoftware · 81reap · Sep 24, 2025
diff --git a/src/htmx.js b/src/htmx.js
@@ -699,6 +699,7 @@ var htmx = (function() {
    * @property {boolean} [triggeredOnce]
    * @property {number} [delayed]
    * @property {number|null} [throttle]
+   * @property {number|null} [holdTimer]
    * @property {WeakMap<HtmxTriggerSpecification,WeakMap<EventTarget,string>>} [lastValue]
    * @property {boolean} [loaded]
    * @property {string} [path]
@@ -2290,6 +2291,9 @@ var htmx = (function() {
             } else if (token === 'throttle' && tokens[0] === ':') {
               tokens.shift()
               triggerSpec.throttle = parseInterval(consumeUntil(tokens, WHITESPACE_OR_COMMA))
+            } else if (token === 'hold' && tokens[0] === ':') {
+              tokens.shift()
+              triggerSpec.hold = parseInterval(consumeUntil(tokens, WHITESPACE_OR_COMMA))
             } else if (token === 'queue' && tokens[0] === ':') {
               tokens.shift()
               triggerSpec.queue = consumeUntil(tokens, WHITESPACE_OR_COMMA)
@@ -2492,6 +2496,7 @@ var htmx = (function() {
    * @param {boolean} [explicitCancel]
    */
   function addEventListener(elt, handler, nodeData, triggerSpec, explicitCancel) {
+    /** @type {HtmxNodeInternalData} */
     const elementData = getInternalData(elt)
     /** @type {(Node|Window)[]} */
     let eltsToListenOn
@@ -2513,11 +2518,12 @@ var htmx = (function() {
         elementData.lastValue.get(triggerSpec).set(eltToListenOn, eltToListenOn.value)
       })
     }
+    const actualTrigger = triggerSpec.hold ? 'pointerdown' : triggerSpec.trigger
     forEach(eltsToListenOn, function(eltToListenOn) {
       /** @type EventListener */
       const eventListener = function(evt) {
         if (!bodyContains(elt)) {
-          eltToListenOn.removeEventListener(triggerSpec.trigger, eventListener)
+          eltToListenOn.removeEventListener(actualTrigger, eventListener)
           return
         }
         if (ignoreBoostedAnchorCtrlClick(elt, evt)) {
@@ -2568,7 +2574,23 @@ var htmx = (function() {
             return
           }
 
-          if (triggerSpec.throttle > 0) {
+          if (triggerSpec.hold > 0) {
+            if (elementData.holdTimer) clearTimeout(elementData.holdTimer)
+            elementData.holdTimer = getWindow().setTimeout(function() {
+              triggerEvent(elt, 'htmx:trigger')
+              handler(elt, evt)
+            }, triggerSpec.hold)
+            const cancelListener = function() {
+              if (elementData.holdTimer) {
+                clearTimeout(elementData.holdTimer)
+                elementData.holdTimer = null
+              }
+            }
+            eltToListenOn.addEventListener('pointerup', cancelListener, { once: true })
+            nodeData.listenerInfos.push({ trigger: 'pointerup', listener: cancelListener, on: eltToListenOn })
+            eltToListenOn.addEventListener('pointercancel', cancelListener, { once: true })
+            nodeData.listenerInfos.push({ trigger: 'pointercancel', listener: cancelListener, on: eltToListenOn })
+          } else if (triggerSpec.throttle > 0) {
             if (!elementData.throttle) {
               triggerEvent(elt, 'htmx:trigger')
               handler(elt, evt)
@@ -2591,11 +2613,29 @@ var htmx = (function() {
         nodeData.listenerInfos = []
       }
       nodeData.listenerInfos.push({
-        trigger: triggerSpec.trigger,
+        trigger: actualTrigger,
         listener: eventListener,
         on: eltToListenOn
       })
-      eltToListenOn.addEventListener(triggerSpec.trigger, eventListener)
+      eltToListenOn.addEventListener(actualTrigger, eventListener)
+      if (triggerSpec.hold) {
+        if (actualTrigger !== 'mousedown') {
+          nodeData.listenerInfos.push({
+            trigger: 'mousedown',
+            listener: eventListener,
+            on: eltToListenOn
+          })
+          eltToListenOn.addEventListener('mousedown', eventListener)
+        }
+        if (actualTrigger !== 'touchstart') {
+          nodeData.listenerInfos.push({
+            trigger: 'touchstart',
+            listener: eventListener,
+            on: eltToListenOn
+          })
+          eltToListenOn.addEventListener('touchstart', eventListener)
+        }
+      }
     })
   }
 
@@ -5209,6 +5249,7 @@ var htmx = (function() {
  * @property {string} [queue]
  * @property {string} [root]
  * @property {string} [threshold]
+ * @property {number} [hold]
  */
 
 /**

diff --git a/test/attributes/hx-trigger.js b/test/attributes/hx-trigger.js
@@ -297,6 +297,9 @@ describe('hx-trigger attribute', function() {
       'event throttle:0s': [{ trigger: 'event', throttle: 0 }],
       'event throttle:0ms': [{ trigger: 'event', throttle: 0 }],
       'event throttle:1s, foo': [{ trigger: 'event', throttle: 1000 }, { trigger: 'foo' }],
+      'event hold:1s': [{ trigger: 'event', hold: 1000 }],
+      'event hold:0s': [{ trigger: 'event', hold: 0 }],
+      'event hold:0ms': [{ trigger: 'event', hold: 0 }],
       'event delay:1s': [{ trigger: 'event', delay: 1000 }],
       'event delay:1s, foo': [{ trigger: 'event', delay: 1000 }, { trigger: 'foo' }],
       'event delay:0s, foo': [{ trigger: 'event', delay: 0 }, { trigger: 'foo' }],
@@ -1370,4 +1373,137 @@ describe('hx-trigger attribute', function() {
       complete()
     }, 30)
   })
+
+  it('hold does not trigger before time', function(done) {
+    this.server.respondWith('GET', '/test', 'Held!')
+    var div = make('<div hx-get="/test" hx-trigger="click hold:50ms">Not Held</div>')
+    var event = htmx._('makeEvent')('pointerdown')
+    div.dispatchEvent(event)
+    setTimeout(function() {
+      div.innerHTML.should.equal('Not Held')
+      done()
+    }, 25)
+  })
+
+  it('hold triggers after specified time', function(done) {
+    var server = this.server
+    server.respondWith('GET', '/test', 'Held!')
+    var div = make('<div hx-get="/test" hx-trigger="click hold:50ms">Not Held</div>')
+    var event = htmx._('makeEvent')('pointerdown')
+    div.dispatchEvent(event)
+    setTimeout(function() {
+      server.respond()
+      div.innerHTML.should.equal('Held!')
+      done()
+    }, 75)
+  })
+
+  it('hold cancels on pointerup before time', function(done) {
+    this.server.respondWith('GET', '/test', 'Held!')
+    var div = make('<div hx-get="/test" hx-trigger="click hold:50ms">Not Held</div>')
+    var downEvent = htmx._('makeEvent')('pointerdown')
+    var upEvent = htmx._('makeEvent')('pointerup')
+    div.dispatchEvent(downEvent)
+    setTimeout(function() {
+      div.dispatchEvent(upEvent)
+    }, 25)
+    setTimeout(function() {
+      div.innerHTML.should.equal('Not Held')
+      done()
+    }, 75)
+  })
+
+  it('hold cancels on pointercancel before time', function(done) {
+    this.server.respondWith('GET', '/test', 'Held!')
+    var div = make('<div hx-get="/test" hx-trigger="click hold:50ms">Not Held</div>')
+    var downEvent = htmx._('makeEvent')('pointerdown')
+    var cancelEvent = htmx._('makeEvent')('pointercancel')
+    div.dispatchEvent(downEvent)
+    setTimeout(function() {
+      div.dispatchEvent(cancelEvent)
+    }, 25)
+    setTimeout(function() {
+      div.innerHTML.should.equal('Not Held')
+      done()
+    }, 75)
+  })
+
+  it('hold started with touchstart cancels on pointerup', function(done) {
+    var server = this.server
+    server.respondWith('GET', '/test', 'Held!')
+    var div = make('<div hx-get="/test" hx-trigger="click hold:50ms">Not Held</div>')
+    var touchStart = htmx._('makeEvent')('touchstart')
+    var pointerUp = htmx._('makeEvent')('pointerup')
+    div.dispatchEvent(touchStart)
+    setTimeout(function() {
+      div.dispatchEvent(pointerUp)
+    }, 25)
+    setTimeout(function() {
+      div.innerHTML.should.equal('Not Held')
+      done()
+    }, 75)
+  })
+
+  it('hold started with mousedown cancels on pointerup', function(done) {
+    var server = this.server
+    server.respondWith('GET', '/test', 'Held!')
+    var div = make('<div hx-get="/test" hx-trigger="click hold:50ms">Not Held</div>')
+    var mouseDown = htmx._('makeEvent')('mousedown')
+    var pointerUp = htmx._('makeEvent')('pointerup')
+    div.dispatchEvent(mouseDown)
+    setTimeout(function() {
+      div.dispatchEvent(pointerUp)
+    }, 25)
+    setTimeout(function() {
+      div.innerHTML.should.equal('Not Held')
+      done()
+    }, 75)
+  })
+
+  it('hold works with mouse events', function(done) {
+    var server = this.server
+    server.respondWith('GET', '/test', 'Held!')
+    var div = make('<div hx-get="/test" hx-trigger="click hold:50ms">Not Held</div>')
+    var event = htmx._('makeEvent')('mousedown')
+    div.dispatchEvent(event)
+    setTimeout(function() {
+      server.respond()
+      div.innerHTML.should.equal('Held!')
+      done()
+    }, 75)
+  })
+
+  it('hold works with touch events', function(done) {
+    var server = this.server
+    server.respondWith('GET', '/test', 'Held!')
+    var div = make('<div hx-get="/test" hx-trigger="click hold:50ms">Not Held</div>')
+    var event = htmx._('makeEvent')('touchstart')
+    div.dispatchEvent(event)
+    setTimeout(function() {
+      server.respond()
+      div.innerHTML.should.equal('Held!')
+      done()
+    }, 75)
+  })
+
+  it('hold works with pointer events', function(done) {
+    var server = this.server
+    server.respondWith('GET', '/test', 'Held!')
+    var div = make('<div hx-get="/test" hx-trigger="click hold:50ms">Not Held</div>')
+    var event = htmx._('makeEvent')('pointerdown')
+    div.dispatchEvent(event)
+    setTimeout(function() {
+      server.respond()
+      div.innerHTML.should.equal('Held!')
+      done()
+    }, 75)
+  })
+
+  it('hold:0ms triggers immediately', function() {
+    this.server.respondWith('GET', '/test', 'Held!')
+    var div = make('<div hx-get="/test" hx-trigger="click hold:0ms">Not Held</div>')
+    div.click()
+    this.server.respond()
+    div.innerHTML.should.equal('Held!')
+  })
 })
diff --git a/www/content/attributes/hx-trigger.md b/www/content/attributes/hx-trigger.md
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ Standard events can also have modifiers that change how they behave.  The modifi
 is seen again it will reset the delay.
 * `throttle:<timing declaration>` - a throttle will occur after an event triggers a request. If the event
 is seen again before the delay completes, it is ignored, the element will trigger at the end of the delay.
+* `hold:<timing declaration>` - requires the user to hold the pointer down for the specified duration before triggering the request. Cancels on pointer up or cancel.
 * `from:<Extended CSS selector>` - allows the event that triggers a request to come from another element in the document (e.g. listening to a key event on the body, to support hot keys)
   * A standard CSS selector resolves to all elements matching that selector. Thus, `from:input` would listen on every input on the page.
   * The CSS selector is only evaluated once and is not re-evaluated when the page changes. If you need to detect dynamically added elements use a [standard event filter](#standard-event-filters), for example `hx-trigger="click[event.target.matches('button')] from:body"` which would [catch](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Learn/JavaScript/Building_blocks/Event_bubbling) click events from every button on the page.

diff --git a/www/static/src/htmx.js b/www/static/src/htmx.js
@@ -5209,6 +5209,7 @@ var htmx = (function() {
  * @property {string} [queue]
  * @property {string} [root]
  * @property {string} [threshold]
+ * @property {number} [hold]
  */
 
 /**

diff --git a/www/themes/htmx-theme/static/js/htmx.js b/www/themes/htmx-theme/static/js/htmx.js
@@ -5209,6 +5209,7 @@ var htmx = (function() {
  * @property {string} [queue]
  * @property {string} [root]
  * @property {string} [threshold]
+ * @property {number} [hold]
  */
 
 /**