MouseEvent.screenY

The MouseEvent.screenY read-only property provides the vertical coordinate of the mouse pointer in global (screen) coordinates.

Syntax

var pixelNumber = instanceOfMouseEvent.screenY

Return value

  • pixelNumber is the offset from the top of the screen in pixels.

Example

<html>
<head>
<title>screenX\screenY example</title>

<script type="text/javascript">

function showCoords(evt){
  alert(
    "screenX value: " + evt.screenX + "\n"
    + "screenY value: " + evt.screenY + "\n"
  );
}

</script>
</head>

<body onmousedown="showCoords(event)">
<p>To display the mouse coordinates click anywhere on the page.</p>
</body>
</html>

Specifications

Specification Status Comment
Document Object Model (DOM) Level 3 Events Specification
The definition of 'MouseEvent.screenY' in that specification.
Working Draft No change from Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 Events Specification.
Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 Events Specification
The definition of 'MouseEvent.sceenY' in that specification.
Recommendation Initial definition

Browser compatibility

Feature Firefox (Gecko) Chrome Internet Explorer Opera Safari
Basic support (Yes) (Yes) 6 (Yes) (Yes)
Feature Firefox Mobile (Gecko) Android IE Mobile Opera Mobile Safari Mobile
Basic support (Yes) (Yes) (Yes) (Yes) (Yes)

See also

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