HTML onmousemove Event Attribute
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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

Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML5

None.


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