Pointer Events

Enable pointer events for child elements

by jwerre

HTML

<div>
    <p>Hover Here</p>
    <p>&mdash; OR &mdash;</p>
    <p>
        <button id="trigger">Click Me</button>
    </p>
</div>
<div>1</div>
<div>2</div>
<div>3</div>
<div>4</div>

CSS

div {
    font-family: sans-serif;
    font-weight: bold;
    font-size: 150px;
    text-align: center;
    color: white;
    line-height: 300px;
    width: 300px;
    height: 300px;
    float: left;
    cursor: pointer;
    border: 3px white solid;
    background-color: DodgerBlue;
}

div:nth-child(even) {
    clear: both;
}

div + div:hover {
    color: DodgerBlue;
    background: GreenYellow;
}

div:first-child {
    /*
        This will disable ALL child events as well
    */
    pointer-events: none;
    position: absolute;
    font-size: 14px;
    color: DodgerBlue;
    line-height: 30px;
    padding-top: 110px;
    box-sizing: border-box;
    top: 150px;
    left: 150px;
    border: none;
    box-shadow: 0 0 20px rgba(0, 0, 0, .5);
    background-color: GreenYellow;
    border-radius: 100%;
}

div:first-child > * {
    /* 
        Reenable child events: without this click event will not work 
    */
    pointer-events: auto;
}

JavaScript

document.getElementById("trigger")
    .addEventListener("click", function(e) {
        alert('top div clicked')
    });