# Getting the Mouse Click Position in JavaScript | kirupa.com

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**Created:** [November 23, 2014, 12:24am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/getting-the-mouse-click-position-in-javascript-kirupa-com/352110 "2014-11-23T00:24:14Z")
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by [kirupa](http://www.kirupa.com/me/index.htm) | 1 January 2013

For all sorts of interactive doo-dads you will be creating, chances are you will be making heavy use of the mouse (or another pointing device like a stylus or finger). Something you may find yourself needing to do is figuring out the exact position of the click.

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This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at [http://www.kirupa.com/html5/getting\_mouse\_click\_position.htm](http://www.kirupa.com/html5/getting_mouse_click_position.htm)

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