HTML onmousemove event property

HTML event attributes

Example

Execute a JavaScript when the mouse pointer moves over the image:

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

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Browser support

IE Firefox Chrome Safari Opera

All major browsers support the onmousemove attribute.

Definition and usage

The onmousemove attribute triggers when the mouse pointer moves over the element.

Note:The onmousemove attribute is not applicable to the following elements: <base>, <bdo>, <br>, <head>, <html>, <iframe>, <meta>, <param>, <script>, <style> or <title>.

Differences between HTML 4.01 and HTML5

None.

Syntax

<element onmousemove="script">

Attribute value

Value Description
script Script executed when onmousemove occurs.

HTML event attributes