js get cursor position code example

Example 1: how to get mouse coordinates in javascript

// Cursor coordinate functions
var myX, myY, xyOn, myMouseX, myMouseY;
xyOn = true;

function getXYPosition(e) {
    myMouseX = (e || event).clientX;
    myMouseY = (e || event).clientY;
    if (document.documentElement.scrollTop > 0) {
        myMouseY = myMouseY + document.documentElement.scrollTop;
    }
    if (xyOn) {
        alert("X is " + myMouseX + "\nY is " + myMouseY);
    }
}
function toggleXY() {
    xyOn = !xyOn;
    document.getElementById('xyLink').blur();
    return false;
}   

document.onmouseup = getXYPosition;

Example 2: Javascript - Track mouse position

<p>Click in the div element below to get the x (horizontal) and y (vertical) coordinates of the mouse pointer, when it is clicked.</p>

<div onclick="showCoords(event)"><p id="demo"></p></div>

<p><strong>Tip:</strong> Try to click different places in the div.</p>

<script>
function showCoords(event) {
  var cX = event.clientX;
  var sX = event.screenX;
  var cY = event.clientY;
  var sY = event.screenY;
  var coords1 = "client - X: " + cX + ", Y coords: " + cY;
  var coords2 = "screen - X: " + sX + ", Y coords: " + sY;
  document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = coords1 + "<br>" + coords2;
}
</script>

Example 3: position of the mouse cursor javascript

(function() {
    document.onmousemove = handleMouseMove;
    function handleMouseMove(event) {
        var eventDoc, doc, body;

        event = event || window.event; // IE-ism

        // If pageX/Y aren't available and clientX/Y are,
        // calculate pageX/Y - logic taken from jQuery.
        // (This is to support old IE)
        if (event.pageX == null && event.clientX != null) {
            eventDoc = (event.target && event.target.ownerDocument) || document;
            doc = eventDoc.documentElement;
            body = eventDoc.body;

            event.pageX = event.clientX +
              (doc && doc.scrollLeft || body && body.scrollLeft || 0) -
              (doc && doc.clientLeft || body && body.clientLeft || 0);
            event.pageY = event.clientY +
              (doc && doc.scrollTop  || body && body.scrollTop  || 0) -
              (doc && doc.clientTop  || body && body.clientTop  || 0 );
        }

        // Use event.pageX / event.pageY here
    }
})();

Example 4: javascript detect cursor

/* npm i tappify */
import Tappify from "tappify";

/* Only works in react.js */
function myComponent() {
  return <>
    <Tappify.Finger>
      Client is using finger *tap tap*
    </Tappify.Finger>
 
    <Tappify.Cursor>
      Client is using mouse cursor *click click*
    </Tappify.Cursor>
  </>
}
//more info: https://github.com/asplunds/tappify