The mousemove() method is an predefined method in jQuery. It is used when mouse pointer moves over the selected element. It is accept one parameter and it is optional.
Syntax:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>The mousemove Method</title>
<script src=
"https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.4.1/jquery.min.js">
</script>
<!-- jQuery code to show the working of this method -->
<script>
$(document).ready(function() {
$("p").mousemove(function() {
$("div").css("background-color", "lightgreen");
});
$("p").mouseleave(function() {
$("div").css("background-color", "white");
});
});
</script>
<style>
div {
width: 300px;
padding: 15px;
height: 50px;
border: 1px solid orange;
font-weight: bold;
font-size: 20px;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div>
<!-- move over this text to see the change -->
<p>Move over this paragraph.</p>
</div>
</body>
</html>
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