A demonstration of the differences between pageX and pageY and screenX and screenY:
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <style> div {/* w ww. jav a 2 s. co m*/ width: 500px; height: 300px; border: 1px solid black; text-align: center; } </style> </head> <body> <div onclick="showCoords(event)"><p id="demo"></p></div> <script> function showCoords(event) { var cX = event.clientX; var sX = event.screenX; var cY = event.clientY; var sY = event.screenY; var coords1 = "client - X: " + cX + ", Y coords: " + cY; var coords2 = "screen - X: " + sX + ", Y coords: " + sY; document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = coords1 + "<br>" + coords2; } </script> </body> </html>