---
category: Elements
---

# useMouseInElement

Reactive mouse position related to an element

## Usage

```vue
<script setup lang="ts">
import { useMouseInElement } from '@vueuse/core';
import { useTemplateRef } from 'vue';

const target = useTemplateRef('target');

const { x, y, isOutside } = useMouseInElement(target);
</script>

<template>
  <div ref="target">
    <h1>Hello world</h1>
  </div>
</template>
```

## Component Usage

```vue
<template>
  <UseMouseInElement v-slot="{ elementX, elementY, isOutside }">
    x: {{ elementX }} y: {{ elementY }} Is Outside: {{ isOutside }}
  </UseMouseInElement>
</template>
```

## Directive Usage

```vue
<script setup lang="ts">
import { vMouseInElement } from '@vueuse/components';
import { UseMouseSourceType } from '@vueuse/core';

interface MouseInElementType {
  x: number;
  y: number;
  sourceType: UseMouseSourceType;
  elementX: number;
  elementY: number;
  elementPositionX: number;
  elementPositionY: number;
  elementHeight: number;
  elementWidth: number;
  isOutside: boolean;
}

const options = {
  handleOutside: true,
};
function onMouseInElement({
  x,
  y,
  sourceType,
  elementX,
  elementY,
  elementPositionX,
  elementPositionY,
  elementHeight,
  elementWidth,
  isOutside,
}: MouseInElementType) {
  console.log(
    x,
    y,
    sourceType,
    elementX,
    elementY,
    elementPositionX,
    elementPositionY,
    elementHeight,
    elementWidth,
    isOutside,
  );
}
</script>

<template>
  <textarea v-mouse-in-element="onMouseInElement" />
  <!-- with options -->
  <textarea v-mouse-in-element="[onMouseInElement, options]" />
</template>
```

## Type Declarations

```ts
export interface MouseInElementOptions extends UseMouseOptions {
  /**
   * Whether to handle mouse events when the cursor is outside the target element.
   * When enabled, mouse position will continue to be tracked even when outside the element bounds.
   *
   * @default true
   */
  handleOutside?: boolean;
  /**
   * Listen to window resize event
   *
   * @default true
   */
  windowScroll?: boolean;
  /**
   * Listen to window scroll event
   *
   * @default true
   */
  windowResize?: boolean;
}
/**
 * Reactive mouse position related to an element.
 *
 * @see https://vueuse.org/useMouseInElement
 * @param target
 * @param options
 */
export declare function useMouseInElement(
  target?: MaybeElementRef,
  options?: MouseInElementOptions,
): {
  x: ShallowRef<number, number>;
  y: ShallowRef<number, number>;
  sourceType: ShallowRef<UseMouseSourceType, UseMouseSourceType>;
  elementX: ShallowRef<number, number>;
  elementY: ShallowRef<number, number>;
  elementPositionX: ShallowRef<number, number>;
  elementPositionY: ShallowRef<number, number>;
  elementHeight: ShallowRef<number, number>;
  elementWidth: ShallowRef<number, number>;
  isOutside: ShallowRef<boolean, boolean>;
  stop: () => void;
};
export type UseMouseInElementReturn = ReturnType<typeof useMouseInElement>;
```