jQuery mouseover() with Examples


The mouseover() method in jQuery is used to trigger the mouseover event. It occurs when the mouse pointer is over the selected element.

Syntax

The syntax is as follows −

$(selector).mouseover(func)

Example

Let us now see an example to implement the jQuery mouseover() method 

 Live Demo

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.4.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script>
   $(document).ready(function(){
      $("h1").mouseover(function(){
         $("h1").css("color", "green");
      });
      $("h1").mouseout(function(){
         $("h1").css("color", "orange");
      });
   });
</script>
</head>
<body>
<h1>Demo Heading1</h1>
</body>
</html>

Output

This will produce the following output −

Now, when the mouse pointer is over the selected element −

Now, when the mouse pointer leaves the selected element, the text color changes again −

Updated on: 30-Dec-2019

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