HTML onmousewheel Attribute
Definition and Usage
The onmousewheel attribute fires when the mouse wheel is rolled up or down over an element.
Deprecated. The onmousewheel attribute is deprecated, you should use the onwheel attribute instead.
Applies to
The onmousewheel attribute is part of the Event Attributes, and can be used on any HTML elements.
| Elements | Event |
|---|---|
| All HTML elements | onmousewheel |
Example
Img Example
Execute a JavaScript when the user rolls the mouse wheel over a <div> element:
<div onwmousewheel="myFunction()">Roll the mouse wheel over me</div>
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Browser Support
| Event Attribute | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| onmousewheel | Yes | Yes | Not supported | Yes | Yes |
