# Pinch start event for gestures

**URL:** <https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/pinch-start-event-for-gestures/11022>\
**Category:** ionic-v1\
**Created:** [October 12, 2014, 11:14am UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/pinch-start-event-for-gestures/11022 "2014-10-12T11:14:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![telekosmos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9a140/32.png) [@telekosmos](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/telekosmos)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2014, 11:14am UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/pinch-start-event-for-gestures/11022/1 "2014-10-12T11:14:09Z")

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Hi  
is there any pinch start event for the `$ionicGesture` service? I know hammer.js seems to support it, but I didn’t find anything in ionic and I want just to know if I’ve missed something.

I tried `$ionicGesture.on('pinchin pinchout pinchstart', handleGesture, angular.element('...'), {});` and I only get pinching and pinchout events.

Cheers

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**Author:** ![vahidvdn](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ionicframework/user_avatar/forum.ionicframework.com/vahidvdn/32/94016_2.png) [@vahidvdn](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/vahidvdn)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2017, 3:11pm UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/pinch-start-event-for-gestures/11022/2 "2017-07-08T15:11:43Z")

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Have found any solution?