The onmouseover attribute in HTML and JavaScript is used to execute a script when the mouse pointer is moved over an element.
* onmouseover Attribute: This event occurs when the mouse pointer is moved onto an element. It is commonly used to change styles or content of the element when the user interacts with it by hovering.
* Usage Example:
<p onmouseover="this.style.color='red'">Hover over this text to change its color to red.</p> In this example, the text color changes to red when the mouse pointer is moved over the paragraph.
References:
* MDN Web Docs on onmouseover
* W3C HTML Specification on Events