# @turf/boolean-touches

> Determine whether none of the points common to both geometries intersect the interiors of both geometries.

Latest version **7.4.0** (published 2026-08-03) · MIT license · 0 weekly downloads

## Install

```sh
npm install @turf/boolean-touches
pnpm add @turf/boolean-touches
yarn add @turf/boolean-touches
bun add @turf/boolean-touches
```

## Health

**Score 80/100 (A)** — status: active.

Positive: has types; esm support; no vulnerabilities; has provenance; recently updated; high maintenance score; high quality score; popular repo.

Warnings: low downloads.

## Facts

| | |
|---|---|
| Version | 7.4.0 |
| Published | 2026-08-03 |
| First published | 2020-03-27 |
| Weekly downloads | 0 |
| License | MIT |
| TypeScript types | bundled |
| Module format | ESM + CommonJS |
| Dependencies | 6 |
| Unpacked size | 149.3 KB |
| Known vulnerabilities | 0 |
| Install scripts | no |
| Provenance | attested (GitHub Actions) |
| GitHub stars | 10491 |
| Author | Turf Authors |
| Maintainers | rowanwins, tmcw, morganherlocker, tcql, mdfedderly, twelch, jamesmilneruk, morgan.herlocker |
| Keywords | turf, gis, boolean, de-9im, touches, boolean-touches |

## Links

- npm: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@turf/boolean-touches
- Repository: https://github.com/Turfjs/turf
- Issues: https://github.com/Turfjs/turf/issues
- Funding: https://opencollective.com/turf
- npm.io page: https://npm.io/package/@turf/boolean-touches

## Dependencies (6)

- [tslib](https://npm.io/package/tslib.md) ^2.8.1
- [@turf/helpers](https://npm.io/package/@turf/helpers.md) 7.4.0
- [@types/geojson](https://npm.io/package/@types/geojson.md) ^7946.0.10
- [@turf/invariant](https://npm.io/package/@turf/invariant.md) 7.4.0
- [@turf/boolean-point-on-line](https://npm.io/package/@turf/boolean-point-on-line.md) 7.4.0
- [@turf/boolean-point-in-polygon](https://npm.io/package/@turf/boolean-point-in-polygon.md) 7.4.0

## Recent versions

- 7.4.0 (latest) — 2026-08-03
- 7.1.0-alpha.70 (prerelease) — 2024-08-09
- 7.3.5 — 2026-04-19
- 7.3.4 — 2026-02-08
- 7.3.3 — 2026-01-28
- 7.3.2 — 2026-01-14
- 7.3.1 — 2025-11-27
- 7.3.0 — 2025-11-17
- 7.2.0 — 2024-12-29
- 7.1.0 — 2024-08-09
- 7.1.0-alpha.7 — 2024-06-25
- 7.0.0 — 2024-06-07
- 7.0.0-alpha.116 — 2024-05-07
- 7.0.0-alpha.115 — 2024-04-23
- 7.0.0-alpha.114 — 2024-03-11
- … 13 more at https://npm.io/package/@turf/boolean-touches/versions

## README

# @turf/boolean-touches

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## booleanTouches

Boolean-touches true if none of the points common to both geometries
intersect the interiors of both geometries.

### Parameters

*   `feature1` **([Geometry][1] | [Feature][2]\<any>)** GeoJSON Feature or Geometry
*   `feature2` **([Geometry][1] | [Feature][2]\<any>)** GeoJSON Feature or Geometry

### Examples

```javascript
var line = turf.lineString([[1, 1], [1, 2], [1, 3], [1, 4]]);
var point = turf.point([1, 1]);

turf.booleanTouches(point, line);
//=true
```

Returns **[boolean][3]** true/false

[1]: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7946#section-3.1

[2]: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7946#section-3.2

[3]: https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Boolean

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This module is part of the [Turfjs project](https://turfjs.org/), an open source module collection dedicated to geographic algorithms. It is maintained in the [Turfjs/turf](https://github.com/Turfjs/turf) repository, where you can create PRs and issues.

### Installation

Install this single module individually:

```sh
$ npm install @turf/boolean-touches
```

Or install the all-encompassing @turf/turf module that includes all modules as functions:

```sh
$ npm install @turf/turf
```

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