Wonderful Web

Typically used for typing.

The on-screen cursor, usually controlled by a mouse, trackpad or rollerball.

Interactions on touch-screens.

Interactions on a pressure-sensitive touchscrren.

The scroll position of the page, relative to the viewport

Specialised ergonimic controllers usually used for games.

The relative direction of your device in three dimensions

The direction of your device in relation to the compass

This is your preferred language. Webpages can use this to offer translations.

A setting you can use to tell websites whether they can track you for marketing purposes.

A feature through which webpages currently open can alert you to some activity.

A simple way to copy and paste information between applications.

A storage area for small bits of data, which are then included in the request for the page.

A storage area for small bits of data, which will last forever unless the user deleted them.

A temporary storage for data which is emptied whenever you close the webpage window.

A mechanism for storing more complex hierarchical data types.

Reveals the screen orientation type and angle.

Returns data from a light sensor.

Reveals whether the device is online or offline

Reveals the type of the current connection (eg cellular or wifi).