The HTML onmouseover event attribute is triggered when the mouse pointer moves over an HTML element in an HTML document.
Syntax
Following is the syntax −
<tagname onmouseover=”script”></tagname>
Let us see an example of HTML onmouseover event Attribute−
Example
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <style> body { color: #000; height: 100vh; background-color: #FBAB7E; background-image: linear-gradient(62deg, #FBAB7E 0%, #F7CE68 100%); text-align: center; } .circle { background: #db133a; height: 150px; width: 150px; border-radius: 50%; margin: 10px auto; } p { margin: 30px auto; } </style> </head> <body> <h1>HTML onmouseover Event Attribute Demo</h1> <div class="circle" onmousemove="mouseMoveFn()" onmouseout="mouseOutFn()"></div> <p>Try to move the cursor over the red circle</p> <script> function mouseMoveFn() { document.querySelector('.circle').style.background = '#2274A5'; } function mouseOutFn() { document.querySelector('.circle').style.background = '#0B6E4F'; } </script> </body> </html>
Output
Now try to move the mouse cursor over the red circle to observe how onmouseout event attribute works−