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File: class-mouse.md | Updated: 11/18/2025

Source: https://playwright.dev/java/docs/api/class-mouse

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The Mouse class operates in main-frame CSS pixels relative to the top-left corner of the viewport.

tip

If you want to debug where the mouse moved, you can use the Trace viewer or Playwright Inspector . A red dot showing the location of the mouse will be shown for every mouse action.

Every page object has its own Mouse, accessible with Page.mouse() .

// Using ‘page.mouse’ to trace a 100x100 square.page.mouse().move(0, 0);page.mouse().down();page.mouse().move(0, 100);page.mouse().move(100, 100);page.mouse().move(100, 0);page.mouse().move(0, 0);page.mouse().up();

Methods​

click​

Added before v1.9 mouse.click

Shortcut for Mouse.move() , Mouse.down() , Mouse.up() .

Usage

Mouse.click(x, y);Mouse.click(x, y, options);

Arguments

  • x double #

    X coordinate relative to the main frame's viewport in CSS pixels.

  • y double #

    Y coordinate relative to the main frame's viewport in CSS pixels.

  • options Mouse.ClickOptions (optional)

    • setButton enum MouseButton { LEFT, RIGHT, MIDDLE } (optional)#

      Defaults to left.

    • setClickCount int (optional)#

      defaults to 1. See UIEvent.detail .

    • setDelay double (optional)#

      Time to wait between mousedown and mouseup in milliseconds. Defaults to 0.

Returns

dblclick​

Added before v1.9 mouse.dblclick

Shortcut for Mouse.move() , Mouse.down() , Mouse.up() , Mouse.down() and Mouse.up() .

Usage

Mouse.dblclick(x, y);Mouse.dblclick(x, y, options);

Arguments

  • x double #

    X coordinate relative to the main frame's viewport in CSS pixels.

  • y double #

    Y coordinate relative to the main frame's viewport in CSS pixels.

  • options Mouse.DblclickOptions (optional)

    • setButton enum MouseButton { LEFT, RIGHT, MIDDLE } (optional)#

      Defaults to left.

    • setDelay double (optional)#

      Time to wait between mousedown and mouseup in milliseconds. Defaults to 0.

Returns

down​

Added before v1.9 mouse.down

Dispatches a mousedown event.

Usage

Mouse.down();Mouse.down(options);

Arguments

  • options Mouse.DownOptions (optional)

    • setButton enum MouseButton { LEFT, RIGHT, MIDDLE } (optional)#

      Defaults to left.

    • setClickCount int (optional)#

      defaults to 1. See UIEvent.detail .

Returns

move​

Added before v1.9 mouse.move

Dispatches a mousemove event.

Usage

Mouse.move(x, y);Mouse.move(x, y, options);

Arguments

  • x double #

    X coordinate relative to the main frame's viewport in CSS pixels.

  • y double #

    Y coordinate relative to the main frame's viewport in CSS pixels.

  • options Mouse.MoveOptions (optional)

    • setSteps int (optional)#

      Defaults to 1. Sends intermediate mousemove events.

Returns

up​

Added before v1.9 mouse.up

Dispatches a mouseup event.

Usage

Mouse.up();Mouse.up(options);

Arguments

  • options Mouse.UpOptions (optional)

    • setButton enum MouseButton { LEFT, RIGHT, MIDDLE } (optional)#

      Defaults to left.

    • setClickCount int (optional)#

      defaults to 1. See UIEvent.detail .

Returns

wheel​

Added in: v1.15 mouse.wheel

Dispatches a wheel event. This method is usually used to manually scroll the page. See scrolling for alternative ways to scroll.

note

Wheel events may cause scrolling if they are not handled, and this method does not wait for the scrolling to finish before returning.

Usage

Mouse.wheel(deltaX, deltaY);

Arguments

  • deltaX double #

    Pixels to scroll horizontally.

  • deltaY double #

    Pixels to scroll vertically.

Returns