Element: mousedown event
The mousedown event is fired at an Element when a pointing device button is pressed while the pointer is inside the element.
Note: This differs from the click event in that click is fired after a full click action occurs; that is, the mouse button is pressed and released while the pointer remains inside the same element. mousedown is fired the moment the button is initially pressed.
| Bubbles | Yes |
|---|---|
| Cancelable | Yes |
| Interface | MouseEvent |
| Event handler property | onmousedown |
Examples
See mousemove_event for example code.
Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| UI Events # event-type-mousedown |
Browser compatibility
| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | WebView Android | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | |
mousedown_event |
2 |
12 |
6 |
9 |
11.6 |
4 |
≤37 |
18 |
6 |
12.1 |
3.2 |
1.0 |
See also
- Introduction to events
mouseupmousemoveclickdblclickmouseovermouseoutmouseentermouseleavecontextmenu
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Element/mousedown_event