The onmouseover property returns the onMouseOver event handler code on the current element.
element.onmouseover = event handling code
<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
<title>onmouseover/onmouseout event example</title>
<script type="text/javascript">
function initElement()
{
var p = document.getElementById("foo");
p.onmouseover = showMouseOver;
p.onmouseout = showMouseOut;
};
function showMouseOver()
{
var notice = document.getElementById("notice");
notice.innerHTML = 'mouse over detected';
}
function showMouseOut()
{
var notice = document.getElementById("notice");
notice.innerHTML = 'mouse out detected';
}
</script>
<style type="text/css">
#foo {
border: solid blue 2px;
}
</style>
</head>
<body onload="initElement();">
<span id="foo">My Event Element</span>
<p>move your mouse over and out the above element.</p>
<div id="notice"></div>
</body>
</html>
The mouseover event is raised when the user moves the mouse over a particular element.
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| WHATWG HTML Living Standard The definition of 'onmouseover' in that specification. | Living Standard |
| Feature | Chrome | Firefox (Gecko) | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari (WebKit) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | (Yes) | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Feature | Android | Android Webview | Firefox Mobile (Gecko) | Firefox OS | IE Mobile | Opera Mobile | Safari Mobile | Chrome for Android |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | ? | (Yes) | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | (Yes) |
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/GlobalEventHandlers/onmouseover