HTML DOM onmouseleave Event

Last Updated : 15 Jun, 2023

The DOM onmouseleave event in HTML occurs when the mouse pointer is moved out of an element. This event is the opposite of onmouseleave event.

This event is similar to the onmouseover event.

Supported Tags: It supports All HTML elements, EXCEPT:

<base>
<bdo>
<br>
<head>
<html>
<iframe>
<meta>
<param>
<script>
<style>
<title>

Syntax:

In HTML:

<element onmouseleave="myScript">

In JavaScript:

object.onmouseleave = function(){myScript};

In JavaScript, using the addEventListener() method:

object.addEventListener("mouseleave", myScript);

Example: Using the addEventListener() method

HTML

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
   
<head>
    <title>
        HTML DOM onmouseenter Event
    </title>
</head>
 
<body>
    <h1 id="demo">
        GeeksforGeeks
    </h1>
    <h2>
        HTML DOM onmouseleave Event
    </h2>
   
    <script>
        document.getElementById(
            "demo").addEventListener(
                "mouseenter", enter);
        document.getElementById(
            "demo").addEventListener(
                "mouseleave", leave);
        function enter() {
            document.getElementById(
                "demo").style.color = "yellow";
        }
        function leave() {
            document.getElementById(
                "demo").style.color = "green";
        }
    </script>
</body>
 
</html>