jQuery event.pageY Property

The jQuery event.pageY is an inbuilt property that is used to find the position of the mouse pointer relative to the top edge of the document.

Syntax:

event.pageY

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

jQuery examples to show the working of event.pageY property: 

Example 1: In the below code, bottom left position of the mouse-pointer is getting displayed. 

HTML




<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  
<head>
    <script src=
"https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js">
    </script>
  
    <script>
        < !--jQuery code to demonstrate the x - coordinate of mouse pointer-- >
            $(document).ready(function () {
                $(document).mousemove(function (event) {
                    $("span").text(event.pageY);
                });
            });
    </script>
</head>
  
<body>
    <!-- bottom left position of the pointer will show here -->
    <p>
        Y co-ordinate position of the mouse-pointer is : 
        <span></span>
    </p>
</body>
  
</html>


Output:

 

Example 2: In the below code, top left corner position of the mouse-pointer is getting displayed. 

HTML




<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  
<head>
    <script src=
"https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js">
    </script>
    
    <script>
        < !--jQuery code to demonstrate the mouse pointer position-- >
            $(document).ready(function () {
                $(document).mousemove(function (event) {
                    $("span").text(event.pageY);
                });
            });
    </script>
</head>
  
<body>
    <!-- top left position of the pointer will show here -->
    <p>
        Y co-ordinate position of the mouse-pointer is : 
        <span></span>
    </p>
</body>
  
</html>


Output:

 



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