HTML onwheel Event Attribute

HTML Web Development Front End Technology

The HTML onwheel event attribute is triggered when the user moves the wheel of the mouse on an HTML element in an HTML document.

Syntax

Following is the syntax −

<tagname onwheel=”script”>Content</tagname>

Let us see an example of HTML onwheel event Attribute −

Example

Live Demo

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
   body {
      color: #000;
      height: 100vh;
      background: linear-gradient(62deg, #FBAB7E 0%, #F7CE68 100%) no-repeat;
      text-align: center;
      padding: 20px;
   }
   .wheel {
      border: 2px solid #fff;
      padding: 10px;
   }
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h1>HTML onwheel Event Attribute Demo</h1>
<p onwheel='wheelFn()' class='wheel'>This is a paragraph with some dummy content. 
This is a paragraph with some dummy content. This is a paragraph with some dummy content. 
This is a paragraph with some dummy content. This is a paragraph with some dummy content. 
This is a paragraph with some dummy content. This is a paragraph with some dummy content. 
This is a paragraph with some dummy content.</p>
<p>Move the wheel of the mouse up or down on above paragraph</p>
<script>
   function wheelFn() {
      document.body.style.background = "linear-gradient(45deg, #8BC6EC 0%, #9599E2 100%) no-repeat";
      document.body.style.color = "#fff";
   }
</script>
</body>
</html>