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HTML onwheel Event Attribute

❮ HTML Event Attributes

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

Related Pages

HTML DOM reference: onwheel event


❮ HTML Event Attributes
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