How to tell if the mouse has stopped hovering over an element?

Question

I want to know how to stop mouse hovering over an element in javascript or using css. I'm making an animation where the background changes color when the mouse is hovering over it, and I also want to add an animation when the mouse stops hovering over the element. How can I do this?

Answer 1

Background changes will automatically resume when the mouse is no longer hovering over the element:

div:hover { background-color: yellow; }

Hover to turn yellow

So you don’t need to listen for events, CSS will automatically detect it.

Or maybe I misunderstood your question?