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Appendix A. Common Events

Here are some of the most commonly used JavaScript events.

Event Name	Event Type	Specification	Fired when...
abort	UIEvent	DOM L3	The loading of a resource has been aborted.
blur	FocusEvent	DOM L3	An element has lost focus (does not bubble).
click	MouseEvent	DOM L3	A pointing device button has been pressed and released on an element.
contextmenu	MouseEvent	DOM L3	The right button of the mouse is clicked (before the context menu is displayed).
dblclick	MouseEvent	DOM L3	A pointing device button is clicked twice on an element.
drag	DragEvent	HTML5	An element or text selection is being dragged (every 350ms).
dragend	DragEvent	HTML5	A drag operation is ending (by releasing a mouse button or hitting the escape key).
dragenter	DragEvent	HTML5	A dragged element ...