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jQuery event.pageX Property

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The jQuery event.pageX is an inbuilt property which is used to find the position of the mouse pointer relative to the left edge of the document

Syntax:

event.pageX

Parameter: It does not accept any parameter because it is a property not a function. 

jQuery examples to show the working of event.pageX property: 
Example 1: In the below code, top left position of the mouse-pointer is showing. 

HTML




<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  
<head>
    <script src=
    </script>
  
    <script>
        < !--jQuery code to demonstrate the x - coordinate of mouse pointer-- >
            $(document).ready(function () {
                $(document).mousemove(function (event) {
                    $("span").text("X= " + event.pageX);
                });
            });
    </script>
</head>
  
<body>
    <!-- top left position of the pointer will show here -->
    <p>
        X co-ordinate position of the mouse-pointer is : 
        <span></span>
    </p>
</body>
  
</html>


Output:

 

Example 2: In the below code, top right corner position of the mouse-pointer is showing. 

HTML




<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  
<head>
    <script
    src=
    </script>
  
    <script>
        <!-- jQuery code o demonstrate the mouse pointer position -->
        $(document).ready(function() {
            $(document).mousemove(function(event) {
                $("span").text("X= " + event.pageX);
            });
        });
    </script>
</head>
  
<body>
    <!-- top right corner position of the pointer will show here -->
    <p>
        X co-ordinate position of the mouse-pointer is : 
        <span></span>
    </p>
</body>
  
</html>


Output:

 


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Last Updated : 17 Nov, 2022
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