Touch Screen input and Gesture Control

Is there any way to use Touch Screen in HTML 5 especially HTML 5 Canvas. If
there is please let me know. Also is there any gesture control feature in
HTML or is it under consideration.

Saurabh Jain
Director
SKJ Technologies Private Limited
http://www.skjworld.com
Author : Mobile Phone Programming using Java ME (J2ME)
http://library.skjworld.com/mobile-technology/java/java-me