HTMLElement: click() method

Baseline Widely available

This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since July 2015.

The HTMLElement.click() method simulates a mouse click on an element. When called on an element, the element's click event is fired (unless its disabled attribute is set).

Syntax

js
click()

Parameters

None.

Return value

None (undefined).

Examples

Simulate a mouse-click when moving the mouse pointer over a checkbox:

HTML

html
<form>
  <input
    type="checkbox"
    id="myCheck"
    onmouseover="myFunction()"
    onclick="alert('click event occurred')" />
</form>

JavaScript

js
// On mouse-over, execute myFunction
function myFunction() {
  document.getElementById("myCheck").click();
}

Specifications

Specification
HTML
# dom-click-dev

Browser compatibility

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desktopmobile
Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Opera
Safari
Chrome Android
Firefox for Android
Opera Android
Safari on iOS
Samsung Internet
WebView Android
WebView on iOS
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Full support
Full support
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See also