x
<html><head><script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.7.1/jquery.min.js"></script><script>$(document).ready(function(){ $("div").mouseup(function(){ $(this).after("<p style='color:green;'>Mouse button released.</p>"); }); $("div").mousedown(function(){ $(this).after("<p style='color:purple;'>Mouse button pressed down.</p>"); });});</script></head><body><div>Press down and release the mouse button over this div element.</div></body></html>