# PinchGesture
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* - **Inherits**
  - [](/gestures/index)

* - **Supported devices**
  - [](/devices/touchpad)

* - **Type**
  - Motion gesture (delta based on scale)
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## Description
Libinput may often incorrectly recognize pinch gestures as swipe gestures.

## Properties
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* - Property
  - Type
  - Description

* - **direction**
  - *enum(in, out, any)*
  - ``any`` allows multiple directions.
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