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Last Updated : 03 Oct, 2024
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To open a link without clicking on it we can use the onmouseover method of JavaScript. The link will open when the mouse moves over the text. It returns a newly created window, or NULL if the call gets failed.

Syntax:

window.open( URL, name, Specs )

Note: Allow Pop-up of Web Browser.

Example 1: URL is loaded into the new window.

HTML 
<!DOCTYPE html> <html>  <head>     <title>Javascript open link without click</title>     <style>         .gfg {             text-align: center;             font-size: 40px;             font-weight: bold;             color: green;         }     </style>  </head>  <body>     <div class="gfg" onmouseover="myFunction()">         GeeksforGeeks     </div>     <script>         function myFunction() {             window.open("https://www.geeksforgeeks.org");         }     </script> </body>  </html>

Output:

https://media.geeksforgeeks.org/wp-content/uploads/20241003103908/v.mp4

Example 2: URL is loaded into the current Window.

HTML 
<!DOCTYPE html> <html>  <head>     <title>Javascript open link without click</title>     <style>         .gfg {             text-align: center;             font-size: 40px;             font-weight: bold;             color: green;         }     </style>  </head>  <body>     <div class="gfg" onmouseover="myFunction()">         GeeksforGeeks     </div>     <script>         function myFunction() {             window.open("https://www.geeksforgeeks.org", "_top");         }     </script> </body>  </html>

Output:

https://media.geeksforgeeks.org/wp-content/uploads/20241003103739/v.mp4

Example 3: URL is loaded into the new window of specific size.

HTML 
<!DOCTYPE html> <html>  <head>     <title>Javascript open link without click</title>     <style>         .gfg {             text-align: center;             font-size: 40px;             font-weight: bold;             color: green;         }     </style>  </head>  <body>     <div class="gfg" onmouseover="myFunction()">         GeeksforGeeks     </div>      <script>         function myFunction() {             window.open('https://www.geeksforgeeks.org',                 ' ', 'width=500, height=300');         }     </script> </body>  </html>

Output:

https://media.geeksforgeeks.org/wp-content/uploads/20241003103613/video.mp4


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