# MouseEvent screenY Property

Event Object

## Example

Get coordinates of the mouse pointer, relative to the screen, when the mouse button is clicked on an element:

var x = event.screenX; // Get the horizontal coordinate
var y = event.screenY; // Get the vertical coordinate
var coor = "X coords: " + x + ", Y coords: " + y;

The result of coor could be:

X coords: 142, Y coords: 99
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## Definition and Usage

The screenY property returns the vertical coordinate (according to the users computer screen) of the mouse pointer when an event was triggered.

Tip: To get the horizontal coordinate (according to the screen) of the mouse pointer, use the screenX property.

Note: This property is read-only.

## Browser Support

Property |  |  |  |  |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
screenY | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes

## Syntax

event.screenY

## Technical Details

Return Value: | A Number, representing the vertical coordinate of the mouse pointer, in pixels
DOM Version: | DOM Level 2 Events

## More Examples

## Example

A demonstration of the differences between clientX and clientY and screenX and screenY:

var cX = event.clientX;
var sX = event.screenX;
var cY = event.clientY;
var sY = event.screenY;
var coords1 = "client - X: " + cX + ", Y coords: " + cY;
var coords2 = "screen - X: " + sX + ", Y coords: " + sY;
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## Related Pages

HTML DOM reference: MouseEvent screenX Property

HTML DOM reference: MouseEvent clientX Property

HTML DOM reference: MouseEvent clientY Property

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