The event attribute onmouseup triggered when the mouse button is released in html

Example

Execute JavaScript when releasing the mouse button on the paragraph:

<p onmouseup="mouseUp()">Click the text!</p>

Browser support

IE

Firefox

Chrome

Safari

Opera

All major browsers support the onmouseup attribute.

Definition and Usage

The onmouseup attribute is triggered when the mouse button is released.

Tip: Event order relative to onmouseup event (limited to left/middle mouse button):

1. onmousedown

2. onmouseup

3. onclick

The event sequence of the onmouseup event (limited to the right mouse button):

1. onmousedown

2. onmouseup

3. oncontextmenu

Note: The onmouseup attribute does not apply to the following elements: ,
, , ,