HTML onwheel Event Attribute
Example
Execute a JavaScript when the user rolls the mouse wheel over a <div> element:
<div onwheel="myFunction()">Roll the mouse wheel over me</div>
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Definition and Usage
The onwheel attribute fires when the wheel of a pointing device is rolled up or down over an element.
The onwheel attribute also fires when the user scrolls or zooms on an element by using a touchpad (like the "mouse" of a laptop).
Browser Support
The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the event attribute.
| Event Attribute | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| onwheel | 31.0 | 9.0 | 17.0 | 7 | 18.0 |
Syntax
<element onwheel="script">
Attribute Values
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| script | The script to be run on onwheel |
Technical Details
| Supported HTML tags: | All HTML elements |
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Related Pages
HTML DOM reference: onwheel event
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