jQuery hover() Method (original) (raw)

Last Updated : 11 Jul, 2025

The **jQuery **hover() is an inbuilt method that is used to specify two functions to start when the mouse pointer moves over the selected element.

**Syntax:

$(selector).hover(Function_in, Function_out);

Here selector is the selected element.

**Parameter: It accepts two parameters which are specified below-

• **Function_in: It specifies the function to run when the mouse-enter event occurs.
• **Function_out: It is optional and specifies the function to run when the mouse-leave event occurs.

**Example 1: jQuery code to show the working of the hover() method.

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**Output:

**Example 2: In this example, we will change the font size by hovering the mouse in and out.

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**Output: