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HTML DOM onmouseup Event

Last Updated : 15 Jun, 2023
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The HTML DOM onmouseup event occurs on the release of a pressed button on a mouse over an element.

Related events for left-click: 

  • onmousedown
  • onmouseup
  • onclick

Related events for right-click: 

  • onmousedown
  • onmouseup
  • oncontextmenu

Supported Tags: It supports All HTML elements, EXCEPT:

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

Syntax: 

  • In HTML:  
<element onmouseup="myScript">
  • In JavaScript:  
object.onmouseup = function(){myScript};
  • In JavaScript, using the addEventListener() method: 
object.addEventListener("mouseup", myScript);

Example: In this example, we will use the HTML DOM onmouseup event.

HTML




<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
   
<head>
    <title>
        HTML DOM onmousedown Event
    </title>
</head>
 
<body>
    <h1 style="color:green">
        GeeksforGeeks
    </h1>
    <h2 id="try">
        HTML DOM onmousedown Event
    </h2>
    <script>
        document.getElementById(
            "try").addEventListener(
                "mousedown", btnpressed);
        document.getElementById(
            "try").addEventListener(
                "mouseup", btnup);
        function btnpressed() {
            document.getElementById(
                "try").innerHTML = "Button Pressed.";
        }
        function btnup() {
            document.getElementById(
                "try").innerHTML = "Button Released.";
        }
    </script>
</body>
 
</html>


Output: 

Supported Browsers: The browsers supported by HTML DOM onmouseup Event are listed below: 

  • Google Chrome
  • Internet Explorer
  • Firefox
  • Apple Safari
  • Opera


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