The onmousedown property returns the onmousedown event handler code on the current element.
element.onmousedown = eventHandler
The mousedown event is raised when the user presses the mouse button.
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| WHATWG HTML Living Standard The definition of 'onmousedown' in that specification. |
Living Standard |
| Feature | Chrome | Edge | Firefox (Gecko) | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari (WebKit) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | (Yes) | (Yes) | ? | ? | ? | ? |
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