[Home](./index.md) > [puppeteer](./puppeteer.md) > [Mouse](./puppeteer.mouse.md) ## Mouse class The Mouse class operates in main-frame CSS pixels relative to the top-left corner of the viewport. Signature: ```typescript export declare class Mouse ``` ## Remarks Every `page` object has its own Mouse, accessible with \[`page.mouse`\](\#pagemouse). The constructor for this class is marked as internal. Third-party code should not call the constructor directly or create subclasses that extend the `Mouse` class. ## Example 1 ```js // Using ‘page.mouse’ to trace a 100x100 square. await page.mouse.move(0, 0); await page.mouse.down(); await page.mouse.move(0, 100); await page.mouse.move(100, 100); await page.mouse.move(100, 0); await page.mouse.move(0, 0); await page.mouse.up(); ``` \*\*Note\*\*: The mouse events trigger synthetic `MouseEvent`s. This means that it does not fully replicate the functionality of what a normal user would be able to do with their mouse. For example, dragging and selecting text is not possible using `page.mouse`. Instead, you can use the [\`DocumentOrShadowRoot.getSelection()\`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/DocumentOrShadowRoot/getSelection) functionality implemented in the platform. ## Example 2 For example, if you want to select all content between nodes: ```js await page.evaluate((from, to) => { const selection = from.getRootNode().getSelection(); const range = document.createRange(); range.setStartBefore(from); range.setEndAfter(to); selection.removeAllRanges(); selection.addRange(range); }, fromJSHandle, toJSHandle); ``` If you then would want to copy-paste your selection, you can use the clipboard api: ```js // The clipboard api does not allow you to copy, unless the tab is focused. await page.bringToFront(); await page.evaluate(() => { // Copy the selected content to the clipboard document.execCommand('copy'); // Obtain the content of the clipboard as a string return navigator.clipboard.readText(); }); ``` \*\*Note\*\*: If you want access to the clipboard API, you have to give it permission to do so: ```js await browser.defaultBrowserContext().overridePermissions( '', ['clipboard-read', 'clipboard-write'] ); ``` ## Methods | Method | Modifiers | Description | | --- | --- | --- | | [click(x, y, options)](./puppeteer.mouse.click.md) | | Shortcut for mouse.move, mouse.down and mouse.up. | | [down(options)](./puppeteer.mouse.down.md) | | Dispatches a mousedown event. | | [drag(start, target)](./puppeteer.mouse.drag.md) | | Dispatches a drag event. | | [dragAndDrop(start, target, options)](./puppeteer.mouse.draganddrop.md) | | Performs a drag, dragenter, dragover, and drop in sequence. | | [dragEnter(target, data)](./puppeteer.mouse.dragenter.md) | | Dispatches a dragenter event. | | [dragOver(target, data)](./puppeteer.mouse.dragover.md) | | Dispatches a dragover event. | | [drop(target, data)](./puppeteer.mouse.drop.md) | | Performs a dragenter, dragover, and drop in sequence. | | [move(x, y, options)](./puppeteer.mouse.move.md) | | Dispatches a mousemove event. | | [up(options)](./puppeteer.mouse.up.md) | | Dispatches a mouseup event. | | [wheel(options)](./puppeteer.mouse.wheel.md) | | Dispatches a mousewheel event. |