jQuery | mouseover() with Examples

The mouseover() method is an inbuilt method in jQuery which works when mouse pointer moves over the selected elements.

Syntax:

$(selector).mouseover(function)

Parameters: This method accepts single parameter function which is optional. This parameter is used to specify the function to run when the mouseover event is called.

Return Value: This method returns the selected element with the change.

Below example illustrates the mouseover() method in jQuery:

Example:

<!DOCTYPE html> 
<html> 
    <head> 
        <title>The mouseover Method</title> 
        <script src= 
        "https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js"> 
        </script> 
          
        <!-- jQuery code to show the working of this method -->
        <script> 
            $(document).ready(function() { 
                $("p").mouseover(function() { 
                    $("p").css("background-color", "lightgreen"); 
                }); 
            }); 
        </script> 
        <style> 
            body { 
                width: 280px; 
                padding: 40px; 
                height: 30px; 
                border: 2px solid green; 
                font-weight: bold; 
                font-size: 20px; 
            } 
        </style> 
    </head> 
    <body> 
          
        <!-- move over this text to see the change -->
        <p>Welcome to GeeksforGeeks!</p> 
       
    </body> 
</html> 

Output:
Before mouse move over the paragraph:

After moving mouse over the paragraph:

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