HTML onmousemove Event Attribute - HTML Mouse Events Attribute

The HTML onmousemove event attribute is a global event attribute that triggers a script when the mouse pointer is moved while it is over a specific HTML element.

Example of HTML onmousemove Event Attribute

It will Execute a JavaScript when moving the mouse pointer over an image.

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Example: HTML

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

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Definition and Usage of HTML onmousemove Event Attribute

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

Browser Support of HTML onmousemove Event Attribute

Syntax of HTML onmousemove Event Attribute

<element onmousemove="script">

Attribute Values of HTML onmousemove Event Attribute

Value	Description
script	The script to be run on onmousemove

Technical Details of HTML onmousemove Event Attribute

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

How to Execute a JavaScript when moving the mouse pointer over an image

The function bigImg() is triggered when the user mouse pointer is moved over the image. This function enlarges the image.

The function normalImg() is triggered when the mouse pointer is moved out of the image. That function sets the height and width of the image back to normal.

index.html

Example: HTML

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>

<img onmousemove="bigImg(this)" onmouseout="normalImg(this)" border="0" src="https://horje.com/avatar.png" alt="Admin" width="32" height="32">

<p>The function bigImg() is triggered when the user mouse pointer is moved over the image. This function enlarges the image.</p>
<p>The function normalImg() is triggered when the mouse pointer is moved out of the image. That function sets the height and width of the image back to normal.</p>

<script>
function bigImg(x) {
  x.style.height = "64px";
  x.style.width = "64px";
}

function normalImg(x) {
  x.style.height = "32px";
  x.style.width = "32px";
}
</script>

</body>
</html>

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