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HTML onmousemove Event Attribute

❮ HTML Event Attributes

Example

Execute a JavaScript when moving the mouse pointer over an image:

<img onmousemove="bigImg(this)" src="smiley.gif" alt="Smiley">
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Definition and Usage

The onmousemove attribute fires when the pointer is moving while it is over an element.


Browser Support

Event Attribute
onmousemove Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Syntax

<element onmousemove="script">

Attribute Values

Value Description
script The script to be run on onmousemove

Technical Details

Supported HTML tags: All HTML elements, EXCEPT: <base>, <bdo>, <br>, <head>, <html>, <iframe>, <meta>, <param>, <script>, <style>, and <title>

Related Pages

HTML DOM reference: onmousemove event


❮ HTML Event Attributes