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Updated on 2025-03-10

JavaScript method to get the current mouse coordinates

<html>
<head>
<title>javascript gets the current mouse coordinates</title>
<meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html;charset=utf-8" />
<script type="text/javascript">
 function mousePosition(ev){
if( || ){//firefox, chrome and other browsers
   return {x:,y:};
  }
return {// IE browser
   x: + - ,
   y: + -
  };
 }
 function mouseMove(ev){
  ev = ev || ;
  var mousePos = mousePosition(ev);
  ('x').innerHTML = ;
  ('y').innerHTML = ;
 }
  = mouseMove;
</script>
<style type="text/css">
h3{color:blue;}
p{line-height:30px;height:30px;font-size:14px;width:500px;}
span{color:orange;font-weight:bold;}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h3>Your mouse has been tracked</h3>
<p> X-axis coordinates: <span></span></p>
<p> Y-axis coordinates: <span></span></p>
</body>
</html>