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HTML Event Attributes
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Global Event Attributes
HTML has the ability to let events trigger actions in a browser, like starting a JavaScript when a user
clicks on an element.
To learn more about programming events, please visit our JavaScript tutorial.
Below are the global event attributes that can be added to HTML elements to define event actions.
Window Event Attributes
Events triggered for the window object (applies to the <body> tag):
Attribute Value Description
onafterprint script Script to be run after the document is printed
onbeforeprint script Script to be run before the document is printed
onbeforeunload script Script to be run when the document is about to be unloaded
onerror script Script to be run when an error occurs
onhashchange script Script to be run when there has been changes to the anchor
part of the a URL
onload script Fires after the page is finished loading
onmessage script Script to be run when the message is triggered
onoffline script Script to be run when the browser starts to work offline
ononline script Script to be run when the browser starts to work online
onpagehide script Script to be run when a user navigates away from a page
onpageshow script Script to be run when a user navigates to a page
onpopstate script Script to be run when the window's history changes
onresize script Fires when the browser window is resized
onstorage script Script to be run when a Web Storage area is updated
onunload script Fires once a page has unloaded (or the browser window has
been closed)
Form Events
Events triggered by actions inside a HTML form (applies to almost all HTML elements, but is most
used in form elements):
Attribute Value Description
onblur script Fires the moment that the element loses focus
onchange script Fires the moment when the value of the element is changed
oncontextmenu script Script to be run when a context menu is triggered
onfocus script Fires the moment when the element gets focus
oninput script Script to be run when an element gets user input
oninvalid script Script to be run when an element is invalid
onreset script Fires when the Reset button in a form is clicked
onsearch script Fires when the user writes something in a search field (for
<input="search">)
onselect script Fires after some text has been selected in an element
onsubmit script Fires when a form is submitted
Keyboard Events
Attribute Value Description
onkeydown script Fires when a user is pressing a key
onkeypress script Fires when a user presses a key
onkeyup script Fires when a user releases a key
Mouse Events
Attribute Value Description
onclick script Fires on a mouse click on the element
ondblclick script Fires on a mouse double-click on the element
onmousedown script Fires when a mouse button is pressed down on an element
onmousemove script Fires when the mouse pointer is moving while it is over an
element
onmouseout script Fires when the mouse pointer moves out of an element
onmouseover script Fires when the mouse pointer moves over an element
onmouseup script Fires when a mouse button is released over an element
onmousewheel script Deprecated. Use the onwheel attribute instead
onwheel script Fires when the mouse wheel rolls up or down over an element
Drag Events
Attribute Value Description
ondrag script Script to be run when an element is dragged
ondragend script Script to be run at the end of a drag operation
ondragenter script Script to be run when an element has been dragged to a valid
drop target
ondragleave script Script to be run when an element leaves a valid drop target
ondragover script Script to be run when an element is being dragged over a valid
drop target
ondragstart script Script to be run at the start of a drag operation
ondrop script Script to be run when dragged element is being dropped
onscroll script Script to be run when an element's scrollbar is being scrolled
Clipboard Events
Attribute Value Description
oncopy script Fires when the user copies the content of an element
oncut script Fires when the user cuts the content of an element
onpaste script Fires when the user pastes some content in an element
Media Events
Events triggered by medias like videos, images and audio (applies to all HTML elements, but is most
common in media elements, like <audio>, <embed>, <img>, <object>, and <video>).
Tip: Look at our HTML Audio and Video DOM Reference for more information.
Attribute Value Description
onabort script Script to be run on abort
oncanplay script Script to be run when a file is ready to start playing (when it
has buffered enough to begin)
oncanplaythrough script Script to be run when a file can be played all the way to the
end without pausing for buffering
oncuechange script Script to be run when the cue changes in a <track> element
ondurationchange script Script to be run when the length of the media changes
onemptied script Script to be run when something bad happens and the file
is suddenly unavailable (like unexpectedly disconnects)
onended script Script to be run when the media has reach the end (a
useful event for messages like "thanks for listening")
onerror script Script to be run when an error occurs when the file is being
loaded
onloadeddata script Script to be run when media data is loaded
onloadedmetadata script Script to be run when meta data (like dimensions and
duration) are loaded
onloadstart script Script to be run just as the file begins to load before
anything is actually loaded
onpause script Script to be run when the media is paused either by the
user or programmatically
onplay script Script to be run when the media is ready to start playing
onplaying script Script to be run when the media actually has started
playing
onprogress script Script to be run when the browser is in the process of
getting the media data
onratechange script Script to be run each time the playback rate changes (like
when a user switches to a slow motion or fast forward
mode)
onseeked script Script to be run when the seeking attribute is set to false
indicating that seeking has ended
onseeking script Script to be run when the seeking attribute is set to true
indicating that seeking is active
onstalled script Script to be run when the browser is unable to fetch the
media data for whatever reason
onsuspend script Script to be run when fetching the media data is stopped
before it is completely loaded for whatever reason
ontimeupdate script Script to be run when the playing position has changed
(like when the user fast forwards to a different point in the
media)
onvolumechange script Script to be run each time the volume is changed which
(includes setting the volume to "mute")
onwaiting script Script to be run when the media has paused but is
expected to resume (like when the media pauses to buffer
more data)
Misc Events
Attribute Value Description
ontoggle script Fires when the user opens or closes the <details> element
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