jQuery mouseenter() with Examples


The mouseenter() method in jQuery is used to trigger the mouseenter event. It occurs when the mouse pointer enters the selected element.

Syntax

The syntax is as follows−

$(selector).mouseenter(func)

Example

Let us now see an example to implement the jQuery mouseenter() method

 Live Demo

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.4.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script>
   $(document).ready(function(){
      $("h2").mouseenter(function(){
         $("h2").css("color", "red");
      });
      $("h2").mouseleave(function(){
         $("h2").css("color", "blue");
      });
   });
</script>
</head>
<body>
<h2>Demo Heading</h2>
</body>
</html>

Output

This will produce the following output −

Keep the mouse cursor on the text (mouse enter) and the text color will change −

Updated on: 30-Dec-2019

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