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Get coordinates of the mouse pointer

Show mouse position on hover with pixel and latitude and longitude coordinates.

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<head>
    <title>Get coordinates of the mouse pointer</title>
    <meta property="og:description" content="Show mouse position on hover with pixel and latitude and longitude coordinates." />
    <meta charset='utf-8'>
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
    <link rel='stylesheet' href='https://unpkg.com/maplibre-gl@4.2.0/dist/maplibre-gl.css' />
    <script src='https://unpkg.com/maplibre-gl@4.2.0/dist/maplibre-gl.js'></script>
    <style>
        body { margin: 0; padding: 0; }
        html, body, #map { height: 100%; }
    </style>
</head>
<body>
<style type="text/css">
    #info {
        display: block;
        position: absolute;
        top: 20px;
        left: 50%;
        transform: translate(-50%);
        width: 50%;
        padding: 10px;
        border: none;
        border-radius: 3px;
        font-size: 12px;
        text-align: center;
        color: #222;
        background: #fff;
    }
</style>
<div id="map"></div>
<pre id="info"></pre>
<script>
    const map = new maplibregl.Map({
        container: 'map', // container id
        style:
            'https://api.maptiler.com/maps/streets/style.json?key=get_your_own_OpIi9ZULNHzrESv6T2vL',
        center: [-74.5, 40], // starting position
        zoom: 9 // starting zoom
    });

    map.on('mousemove', (e) => {
        document.getElementById('info').innerHTML =
            // e.point is the x, y coordinates of the mousemove event relative
            // to the top-left corner of the map
            `${JSON.stringify(e.point)
            }<br />${
                // e.lngLat is the longitude, latitude geographical position of the event
                JSON.stringify(e.lngLat.wrap())}`;
    });
</script>
</body>
</html>