MouseEvent pageX Property
Example
Get the coordinates of the mouse pointer when a mouse button is clicked:
let x = event.pageX; // Horizontal
let y = event.pageY; // Vertical
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More examples below.
Description
The pageX property returns the document relative X coordinate of the mouse pointer when a mouse event
occurs.
The pageX property is read-only.
The document is the web page.
Coordinate Properties
| Property | Relative to |
|---|---|
| The screenX Property | The Screen area |
| The screenY Property | The Screen area |
| The clientX Property | The Window area |
| The clientY Property | The Window area |
| The pageX Property | The Page (Document) |
| The pageY Property | The Page (Document) |
| The offsetX Property | The target Element |
| The offsetY Property | The target Element |
See Also:
Syntax
event.pageX
Technical Details
| Return Value: |
A Number. The X coordinate of the mouse pointer, in pixels. |
|---|---|
| DOM Version: | DOM Level 4 Mouse Events |
More Examples
Example
The coordinates of the mouse pointer while the mouse pointer moves:
var x = event.pageX;
var y = event.pageY;
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Example
The differences between pageX and pageY and screenX and screenY:
let pX = event.pageX;
let pY = event.pageY;
let sX = event.screenX;
let sY = event.screenY;
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Browser Support
event.pageX is a DOM Level 4 (2015) feature.
It is supported in all modern browsers:
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Safari | Opera |
| Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
event.pageX is not supported in Internet Explorer 11 (or earlier).
