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GlobalEventHandlers.onmousemove

The onmousemove property returns the mousemove event handler code on the current element.

Syntax

element.onmousemove = event handling code

Notes

The mousemove event is raised when the user moves the mouse.

Examples

Example #1: tooltips

The following example shows the use of the onmousemove event with a javaScript tooltip.

<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />
<title>Tooltip Example</title>
<script type="text/javascript">
var oTooltip = new (function() {
  var nOverX, nOverY, nLeftPos, nTopPos, oNode, bOff = true;
  this.follow = function (oMsEvnt1) {
    if (bOff) { return; }
    var nMoveX =  oMsEvnt1.clientX, nMoveY =  oMsEvnt1.clientY;
    nLeftPos += nMoveX - nOverX; nTopPos += nMoveY - nOverY;
    oNode.style.left = nLeftPos + "px";
    oNode.style.top = nTopPos + "px";
    nOverX = nMoveX; nOverY = nMoveY;
  };
  this.remove = function () {
    if (bOff) { return; }
    bOff = true; document.body.removeChild(oNode);
  };
  this.append = function (oMsEvnt2, sTxtContent) {
    oNode.innerHTML = sTxtContent;
    if (bOff) { document.body.appendChild(oNode); bOff = false; }
    var nScrollX = document.documentElement.scrollLeft || document.body.scrollLeft, nScrollY = document.documentElement.scrollTop || document.body.scrollTop, nWidth = oNode.offsetWidth, nHeight = oNode.offsetHeight;
    nOverX = oMsEvnt2.clientX; nOverY = oMsEvnt2.clientY;
    nLeftPos = document.body.offsetWidth - nOverX - nScrollX > nWidth ? nOverX + nScrollX + 10 : document.body.offsetWidth - nWidth + 16;
    nTopPos = nOverY - nHeight > 6 ? nOverY + nScrollY - nHeight - 7 : nOverY + nScrollY + 20;
    oNode.style.left = nLeftPos + "px";
    oNode.style.top = nTopPos + "px";
  };
  this.init = function() {
    oNode = document.createElement("div");
    oNode.className = "tooltip";
    oNode.style.position = "absolute";
  };
})();
</script>
<style type="text/css">
div.tooltip {
  padding: 6px;
  background: #ffffff;
  border: 1px #76808C solid;
  border-radius: 5px;
  -moz-border-radius: 5px;
  -webkit-border-radius: 5px;
  z-index: 9999;
}
</style>
</head>

<body onload="oTooltip.init();">
<p><a href="http://developer.mozilla.org/" onmouseover="oTooltip.append(event,'Example text 1');" onmousemove="oTooltip.follow(event);" onmouseout="oTooltip.remove();">Move your mouse here&hellip;</a></p>
<p><a href="http://developer.mozilla.org/" onmouseover="oTooltip.append(event,'Example text 2');" onmousemove="oTooltip.follow(event);" onmouseout="oTooltip.remove();">&hellip;or here!!</a></p>
</body>
</html>

Example #2: draggable elements

We also have an example available showing the use of the onmousemove event with draggable objects — view this example in action.

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
HTML Living Standard The definition of 'onmousemove' in that specification.	Living Standard

Browser compatibilityUpdate compatibility data on GitHub

	Desktop
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari
Basic support	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

	Mobile
	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Edge Mobile	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	iOS Safari	Samsung Internet
Basic support	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

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