jQuery - hover( over, out ) Method

Description

The hover( over, out ) method simulates hovering (moving the mouse on, and off, an object). This is a custom method which provides an 'in' to a frequent task.

Syntax

Here is the simple syntax to use this method −

selector.hover( over, out )

Parameters

Here is the description of all the parameters used by this method −

over − The callback function to fire when the mouse is moved over a matched element.
out − The callback function to fire when the mouse is moved off of a matched element.

Example

Following is a simple example a simple showing the usage of this method −

Live Demo

<html>
   <head>
      <title>The jQuery Example</title>
      <script type = "text/javascript" 
         src = "https://www.tutorialspoint.com/jquery/jquery-3.6.0.js">
      </script>
		
      <script type = "text/javascript" language = "javascript">
         $(document).ready(function() {

            $('div').hover(
				
               function () {
                  $(this).css({"background-color":"red"});
               }, 
				
               function () {
                  $(this).css({"background-color":"blue"});
               }
            );
				
         });
      </script>
		
      <style>
         .div{ margin:10px;padding:12px; border:2px solid #666; width:60px;}
      </style>
   </head>
	
   <body>
      <p>Move mouse on any square below to see the result:</p>
		
      <div class = "div" style = "background-color:blue;"></div>
      <div class = "div" style = "background-color:blue;"></div>
      <div class = "div" style = "background-color:blue;"></div>
   </body>
</html>

This will produce following result −

jquery-events.htm