# event.pageX

Categories: Events > Event Object

## event.pageX Returns: Number

Description: The mouse position relative to the left edge of the document.

- #### version added: 1.0.4event.pageX

### Example:

#### Show the mouse position relative to the left and top edges of the document (within the iframe).

    <!DOCTYPE html>
    <html>
    <head>
      <style>body {background-color: #eef; }
    div { padding: 20px; }</style>
      <script src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.7rc2.js"></script>
    </head>
    <body>
      <div id="log"></div>
    <script>$(document).bind('mousemove',function(e){
                $("#log").text("e.pageX: " + e.pageX + ", e.pageY: " + e.pageY);
    }); </script>

    </body>
    </html>

#### Demo: