A mobile terminal including a display including a touch recognizing layer configured to recognize a touch input; and a controller configured to display contents on the display, in response to a touch input equal to or greater than a first pressure being input on a first point of the displayed contents, set a first temporary area containing the first point, in response to a sweep touch input swept to a direction of the first temporary area from a second point of the displayed contents, set a first area containing the first point and a second area containing the second point based on the first temporary area and a moving direction of the sweep touch input, move the second area according to the direction of the sweep touch input, and display an overlap area of the second area overlapped with the first area on the display according to a moving distance of the second area using a predetermined scheme.