What is oncontextmenu event in JavaScript?

Javascript Web Development Front End Technology

On right click of an element, when the context menu opens, then it is known as oncontextmenu in JavaScript.

Example

You can try to run the following code to learn how to work with oncontextmenu event in JavaScript −

<html>
   <head>
      <script>
         <!--
             function sayHello() {
                alert("You right clicked here.")
             }
          //-->
      </script>
   </head>
   <body>
      <p oncontextmenu = "sayHello()">Right click</p>
   </body>
</html>

usharani

Updated on: 19-Jun-2020

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