oncontextmenu Event
Example
Prevent the context menu to show:
div.addEventListener("contextmenu", (e) => {e.preventDefault()});
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Description
The oncontextmenu
event occurs when the user right-clicks an
HTML element to open the context menu.
Mouse Events
Event | Occurs When |
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onclick | The user clicks on an element |
oncontextmenu | The user right-clicks on an element |
ondblclick | The user double-clicks on an element |
onmousedown | A mouse button is pressed over an element |
onmouseenter | The pointer is moved onto an element |
onmouseleave | The pointer is moved out of an element |
onmousemove | The pointer is moving over an element |
onmouseout | The mouse pointer moves out of an element |
onmouseover | The mouse pointer is moved over an element |
onmouseup | The mouse button is released over an element |
See Also:
Tutorial:
Syntax
In JavaScript, using the addEventListener() method:
object.addEventListener("contextmenu", myScript);
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Technical Details
Bubbles: | Yes |
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Cancelable: | Yes |
Event type: | MouseEvent |
HTML tags: | All HTML elements |
DOM Version: | Level 3 Events |
Browser Support
oncontextmenu
is a DOM Level 3 (2004) feature.
It is fully supported in all modern browsers:
Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Safari | Opera | IE |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 11 |