The onclick event occurs when the user clicks on an HTML element.
| Event | Occurs When |
|---|---|
| onclick | The user clicks on an element |
| oncontextmenu | The user right-clicks on an element |
| ondblclick | The user double-clicks on an element |
| onmousedown | A mouse button is pressed over an element |
| onmouseenter | The pointer is moved onto an element |
| onmouseleave | The pointer is moved out of an element |
| onmousemove | The pointer is moving over an element |
| onmouseout | The mouse pointer moves out of an element |
| onmouseover | The mouse pointer is moved over an element |
| onmouseup | The mouse button is released over an element |
In JavaScript, using the addEventListener() method:
object.addEventListener("click", myScript);| Bubbles: | Yes |
|---|---|
| Cancelable: | Yes |
| Event type: | MouseEvent |
| Supported HTML tags: | All except: , , , , , , , , , , and |
Click a to display the date:
Click a element to change the text color:
Another example on how to change the color of an element:
Click to copy text from one input field to another:
function myFunction() document.getElementById("field2").value = document.getElementById("field1").value;
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How to assign an "onclick" event to the window object:
function myFunction() document.getElementsByTagName("BODY")[0].style.backgroundColor = "yellow";
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Use onclick to create a dropdown:
function myFunction() document.getElementById("myDropdown").classList.toggle("show");
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onclick is a DOM Level 2 (2001) feature.
It is fully supported in all browsers:
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Safari | Opera | IE |
| Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 9-11 |
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