jQuery event.pageX property


The event.pageX property in jQuery is used to return the position of the mouse pointer, relative to the left edge of the document.

Syntax

The syntax is as follows −

event.pageX

Example

Let us now see an example to implement the jQuery event.pageX property −

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.4.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script>
   $(document).ready(function(){
      $(document).mousemove(function(event){
         $("span").text("X: " + event.pageX + ", Y: " + event.pageY);
      });
   });
</script>
</head>
<body>
<h2>Mouse Pointer Position</h2>
<p>Mouse pointer position coordinates = <span></span></p>
<p>Place mouse cursor anywhere on the document</p>
</body>
</html>

Output

This will produce the following output. Before placing mouse cursor on the document −

After placing mouse cursor anywhere on the document −

 

Updated on: 12-Nov-2019

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