Value
A double floating point value in pixels.
Early versions of the spec defined this as an integer referring to the number of pixels.
Examples
This example displays your mouse's coordinates whenever you trigger the mousemove event.
HTML
html
<p>Move your mouse to see its position.</p>
<p id="screen-log"></p>
JavaScript
js
let screenLog = document.querySelector("#screen-log");
document.addEventListener("mousemove", logKey);
function logKey(e) {
screenLog.innerText = `
Screen X/Y: ${e.screenX}, ${e.screenY}
Client X/Y: ${e.clientX}, ${e.clientY}`;
}
Result
Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| Pointer Events # dom-mouseevent-screeny |