HTML DOM click() Method

HTML DOM Element Object

click()The method simulates a mouse click on the element.

This method can be used to perform a click on an element as if the user clicks it manually.

When used with supported elements (such as <input>), click() will trigger the click event of the element. Then, this event bubbles up to the higher elements in the document tree (or event chain) and triggers their click events.

Syntax:

HTMLElement.click()

<button id="btn" onclick="alert(&"39;Click event occurs39;)" onmouseover="myFunc()">
Hover over me
</button>
<script>
function myFunc() {
　　　document.getElementById("btn").click();
}
</script>

Browser Compatibility

All browsers fully support the click() method:

Technical Details

Related References

HTML DOM Reference:onclick event

HTML DOM Element Object