HTML onwheel Attribute
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).
Applies to
The onwheel attribute is part of the Event Attributes, and can be used on any HTML elements.
| Elements | Event |
|---|---|
| All HTML elements | onwheel |
Example
Div 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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Browser Support
The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the event attribute.
| Event Attribute | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| onwheel | 31.0 | Not supported | 17.0 | Not supported | 18.0 |
