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HTML Event Attributes

The document describes various HTML event attributes that can trigger JavaScript actions when events occur. It provides tables listing window events, form events, keyboard events, mouse events, drag events, clipboard events, media events, and misc events. Each event attribute can be added to HTML elements along with a script to define the action to take place in response to that event. Common events include onclick, onmouseover, onsubmit, onkeydown, and onload.

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HTML Event Attributes

The document describes various HTML event attributes that can trigger JavaScript actions when events occur. It provides tables listing window events, form events, keyboard events, mouse events, drag events, clipboard events, media events, and misc events. Each event attribute can be added to HTML elements along with a script to define the action to take place in response to that event. Common events include onclick, onmouseover, onsubmit, onkeydown, and onload.

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HTML Event Attributes


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Global Event Attributes


HTML has the ability to let events trigger actions in a browser, like starting a JavaScript when a user
clicks on an element.

To learn more about programming events, please visit our JavaScript tutorial.

Below are the global event attributes that can be added to HTML elements to define event actions.

Window Event Attributes


Events triggered for the window object (applies to the <body> tag):

Attribute Value Description

onafterprint script Script to be run after the document is printed

onbeforeprint script Script to be run before the document is printed

onbeforeunload script Script to be run when the document is about to be unloaded

onerror script Script to be run when an error occurs

onhashchange script Script to be run when there has been changes to the anchor
part of the a URL

onload script Fires after the page is finished loading

onmessage script Script to be run when the message is triggered


onoffline script Script to be run when the browser starts to work offline

ononline script Script to be run when the browser starts to work online

onpagehide script Script to be run when a user navigates away from a page

onpageshow script Script to be run when a user navigates to a page

onpopstate script Script to be run when the window's history changes

onresize script Fires when the browser window is resized

onstorage script Script to be run when a Web Storage area is updated

onunload script Fires once a page has unloaded (or the browser window has
been closed)

Form Events
Events triggered by actions inside a HTML form (applies to almost all HTML elements, but is most
used in form elements):

Attribute Value Description

onblur script Fires the moment that the element loses focus

onchange script Fires the moment when the value of the element is changed

oncontextmenu script Script to be run when a context menu is triggered


onfocus script Fires the moment when the element gets focus

oninput script Script to be run when an element gets user input

oninvalid script Script to be run when an element is invalid

onreset script Fires when the Reset button in a form is clicked

onsearch script Fires when the user writes something in a search field (for
<input="search">)

onselect script Fires after some text has been selected in an element

onsubmit script Fires when a form is submitted

Keyboard Events

Attribute Value Description

onkeydown script Fires when a user is pressing a key

onkeypress script Fires when a user presses a key

onkeyup script Fires when a user releases a key

Mouse Events

Attribute Value Description

onclick script Fires on a mouse click on the element

ondblclick script Fires on a mouse double-click on the element

onmousedown script Fires when a mouse button is pressed down on an element

onmousemove script Fires when the mouse pointer is moving while it is over an
element

onmouseout script Fires when the mouse pointer moves out of an element

onmouseover script Fires when the mouse pointer moves over an element

onmouseup script Fires when a mouse button is released over an element

onmousewheel script Deprecated. Use the onwheel attribute instead


onwheel script Fires when the mouse wheel rolls up or down over an element

Drag Events

Attribute Value Description

ondrag script Script to be run when an element is dragged

ondragend script Script to be run at the end of a drag operation

ondragenter script Script to be run when an element has been dragged to a valid
drop target

ondragleave script Script to be run when an element leaves a valid drop target

ondragover script Script to be run when an element is being dragged over a valid
drop target

ondragstart script Script to be run at the start of a drag operation

ondrop script Script to be run when dragged element is being dropped

onscroll script Script to be run when an element's scrollbar is being scrolled

Clipboard Events

Attribute Value Description

oncopy script Fires when the user copies the content of an element

oncut script Fires when the user cuts the content of an element

onpaste script Fires when the user pastes some content in an element

Media Events
Events triggered by medias like videos, images and audio (applies to all HTML elements, but is most
common in media elements, like <audio>, <embed>, <img>, <object>, and <video>).
Tip: Look at our HTML Audio and Video DOM Reference for more information.

Attribute Value Description

onabort script Script to be run on abort

oncanplay script Script to be run when a file is ready to start playing (when it
has buffered enough to begin)

oncanplaythrough script Script to be run when a file can be played all the way to the
end without pausing for buffering

oncuechange script Script to be run when the cue changes in a <track> element

ondurationchange script Script to be run when the length of the media changes

onemptied script Script to be run when something bad happens and the file
is suddenly unavailable (like unexpectedly disconnects)

onended script Script to be run when the media has reach the end (a
useful event for messages like "thanks for listening")

onerror script Script to be run when an error occurs when the file is being
loaded

onloadeddata script Script to be run when media data is loaded

onloadedmetadata script Script to be run when meta data (like dimensions and
duration) are loaded

onloadstart script Script to be run just as the file begins to load before
anything is actually loaded

onpause script Script to be run when the media is paused either by the
user or programmatically

onplay script Script to be run when the media is ready to start playing

onplaying script Script to be run when the media actually has started
playing

onprogress script Script to be run when the browser is in the process of


getting the media data

onratechange script Script to be run each time the playback rate changes (like
when a user switches to a slow motion or fast forward
mode)
onseeked script Script to be run when the seeking attribute is set to false
indicating that seeking has ended

onseeking script Script to be run when the seeking attribute is set to true
indicating that seeking is active

onstalled script Script to be run when the browser is unable to fetch the
media data for whatever reason

onsuspend script Script to be run when fetching the media data is stopped
before it is completely loaded for whatever reason

ontimeupdate script Script to be run when the playing position has changed
(like when the user fast forwards to a different point in the
media)

onvolumechange script Script to be run each time the volume is changed which
(includes setting the volume to "mute")

onwaiting script Script to be run when the media has paused but is
expected to resume (like when the media pauses to buffer
more data)

Misc Events

Attribute Value Description

ontoggle script Fires when the user opens or closes the <details> element

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