The HTML onwheel event attribute is triggered when the user moves the wheel of the mouse on an HTML element in an HTML document.
Syntax
Following is the syntax −
<tagname onwheel=”script”>Content</tagname>
Let us see an example of HTML onwheel event Attribute −
Example
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <style> body { color: #000; height: 100vh; background: linear-gradient(62deg, #FBAB7E 0%, #F7CE68 100%) no-repeat; text-align: center; padding: 20px; } .wheel { border: 2px solid #fff; padding: 10px; } </style> </head> <body> <h1>HTML onwheel Event Attribute Demo</h1> <p onwheel='wheelFn()' class='wheel'>This is a paragraph with some dummy content. This is a paragraph with some dummy content. This is a paragraph with some dummy content. This is a paragraph with some dummy content. This is a paragraph with some dummy content. This is a paragraph with some dummy content. This is a paragraph with some dummy content. This is a paragraph with some dummy content.</p> <p>Move the wheel of the mouse up or down on above paragraph</p> <script> function wheelFn() { document.body.style.background = "linear-gradient(45deg, #8BC6EC 0%, #9599E2 100%) no-repeat"; document.body.style.color = "#fff"; } </script> </body> </html>
Output
Now move the mouse wheel up or down on paragraph element to observe how onwheel event attribute works.