HTML onmouseup Event Attribute
Example
Execute a JavaScript when releasing a mouse button over a paragraph:
<p onmouseup="mouseUp()">Click the text!</p>
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Definition and Usage
The onmouseup attribute fires when a mouse button is released over the element.
Tip: The order of events related to the onmouseup event (for the left/middle mouse button):
- onmousedown
- onmouseup
- onclick
The order of events related to the onmouseup event (for the right mouse button):
- onmousedown
- onmouseup
- oncontextmenu
Browser Support
| Event Attribute | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| onmouseup | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Syntax
<element onmouseup="script">
Attribute Values
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| script | The script to be run on onmouseup |
Technical Details
| Supported HTML tags: | All HTML elements, EXCEPT: <base>, <bdo>, <br>, <head>, <html>, <iframe>, <meta>, <param>, <script>, <style>, and <title> |
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Related Pages
HTML DOM reference: onmouseup event
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