Events
While not an exhaustive list, here are some often-used events that we may be interested in creating listeners for.
| event name | description |
|---|---|
| keyboard events | |
keydown | a key has been pressed |
keyup | a key has been released |
| mouse events | |
mouseover | pointer enters an element, or its descendants |
mouseenter | pointer enters an element |
mouseout | pointer leaves an element or its descendants |
mouseleave | pointer leaves an element and its descendants |
mousemove | any mouse movement over the element |
mousedown | mouse is clicked inside the element |
mouseup | mouse is released |
click | after mousedown and mouseup |
| touchscreen events | |
touchstart | a touchpoint is placed on a touch surface |
touchend | a touchpoint is removed from a touch surface |
touchmove | a touchpoint is moved along the touch surface |
Check out the full list on mdn.