jQuery mouseenter() and mouseleave() Events

jQuery mouseenter is a mouse event that triggers when the mouse pointer enters an element, and mouseleave is a mouse event that triggers when the mouse pointer leaves an element.

Syntax:

$(selector).mouseenter(function)  
and
$(selector).mouseleave(function)

Example: In this example, we have a div with a class “box.” It changes color to white on mouseenter and black on mouseleave using jQuery.

HTML




<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  
<head>
    <script src=
"https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.5.1/jquery.min.js">
  
    </script>
    <style>
        .box {
            width: 200px;
            height: 100px;
            background-color: lightblue;
        }
  
        .box:hover {
            background-color: gray;
        }
    </style>
</head>
  
<body>
    <h2>
        Mouse Enter and Mouse Leave Events Example
    </h2>
  
    <div class="box">
        Hover over the div
    </div>
  
    <script>
        $(document).ready(function () {
            // Using the mouseenter event 
            $(".box").mouseenter(function () {
                $(this).css("color", "white");
            });
  
            // Using the mouseleave event
            $(".box").mouseleave(function () {
                $(this).css("color", "black");
            });
        });
    </script>
</body>
  
</html>


Output

The Complete List of jQuery events are listed below:

jQuery Events

jQuery events are actions or occurrences that happen on a web page, such as clicks, hover, or keypress. jQuery provides methods to handle and respond to these events with ease.  jQuery events are used to create dynamic web pages.

Syntax:

$(selector).method(function)

Here We will explore some basic events along with their basic implementation of examples.

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