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HTML onmouseover Event Attribute

Last Updated : 15 Nov, 2023
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The onmouseover event attribute works when the mouse pointer moves over the specified element. It is basically:

  • Activated when the mouse pointer enters the designated HTML element.
  • Enables executing JavaScript code when the mouse hovers over the element.
  • Ideal for enhancing user experience by providing feedback or additional information.

Syntax

<element onmouseover = "script"> 

Attribute value

This attribute contains a single value script that works when the mouse moves over the element. 

Example: In this example, we will see when we hover our mouse over an element we can see an alert popup on our screen.

HTML
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <title>onmouseover event attribute</title> <style>  body {  text-align: center;  }  h1 {  color: green;  }  </style> </head> <body> <h1> GeeksforGeeks </h1> <h2> onmouseover Event Attribute </h2> <p onmouseover="geeks()"> Computer science portal </p> <script type="text/javascript">  function geeks() {  alert("Mouse move over");  }   </script> </body> </html> 

Output:

We have a complete list of HTML DOM methods, to check those please go through this HTML DOM Object Complete reference article.

Supported Tags

It supports all HTML elements except <base>  <bdo>  <br>  <head>  <html>  <iframe>  <meta>  <param>  <script>  <style>  <title> tags.

Supported Browser

The browser supported by onmouseover Event Attribute are listed below:

  • Google Chrome 1 and above
  • Edge 12 and above
  • Firefox 6 and above
  • Opera 9.5 and above
  • Safari 4 and above

We have a Cheat Sheet on Javascript where we covered all the important topics of Javascript to check those please go through Javascript Cheat Sheet-A Basic guide to JavaScript.


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