Element: MozMousePixelScroll event

Deprecated: This feature is no longer recommended. Though some browsers might still support it, it may have already been removed from the relevant web standards, may be in the process of being dropped, or may only be kept for compatibility purposes. Avoid using it, and update existing code if possible; see the compatibility table at the bottom of this page to guide your decision. Be aware that this feature may cease to work at any time.

Non-standard: This feature is not standardized. We do not recommend using non-standard features in production, as they have limited browser support, and may change or be removed. However, they can be a suitable alternative in specific cases where no standard option exists.

The Firefox-only, non-standard, and obsolete MozMousePixelScroll event is fired at an Element asynchronously when a mouse wheel or similar device is operated. It's represented by the MouseScrollEvent interface.

Note: Do not use this non-standard and obsolete event. Instead, you should always use the standard wheel event.

Syntax

Use the event name in methods like addEventListener(), or set an event handler property.

js
addEventListener("MozMousePixelScroll", (event) => { })

onMozMousePixelScroll = (event) => { }

Event type

A WheelEvent. Inherits from MouseEvent, UIEvent and Event.

Event UIEvent MouseEvent WheelEvent

Getting the distance scrolled

The event's detail property indicates the scroll distance in terms of lines, with negative values indicating the scrolling movement is either toward the bottom or toward the right, and positive values indicating scrolling to the top or left.

If the platform's native mouse wheel events indicate the scroll distance in terms of lines or pages, the value of detail is computed using that value and the line height or page width/height of the nearest ancestor scrollable element that contains the target element.

Note: On macOS, the scroll distance (and therefore the value of detail) is computed based on the accelerated scroll distance.

The value of detail is never 0 if the events are legitimate.

Browser compatibility

desktop mobile
Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Opera
Safari
Chrome Android
Firefox for Android
Opera Android
Safari on iOS
Samsung Internet
WebView Android
WebView on iOS
MozMousePixelScroll event
Deprecated Non-standard
Chrome – No support
Chrome
footnote No support
Edge – No support
Edge
footnote No support
Firefox – Full support
Firefox 6 (Release date: 2011-08-16)
footnote Full support
Opera – No support
Opera
footnote No support
Safari – No support
Safari
footnote No support
Chrome Android – No support
Chrome Android
footnote No support
Firefox for Android – Full support
Firefox for Android 6 (Release date: 2011-08-16)
footnote Full support
Opera Android – No support
Opera Android
footnote No support
Safari on iOS – No support
Safari on iOS
footnote No support
Samsung Internet – No support
Samsung Internet
footnote No support
WebView Android – No support
WebView Android
footnote No support
WebView on iOS – No support
WebView on iOS
footnote No support

Legend

Tip: you can click/tap on a cell for more information.

Full support
Full support
No support
No support
Non-standard. Check cross-browser support before using.
Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.

See also

  • MouseScrollEvent
  • Gecko's legacy line or page scroll event: DOMMouseScroll
  • Non-Gecko browsers' legacy mouse wheel event: mousewheel
  • Standardized wheel event: wheel