function move_the_mouse(e) { var x, y, div = document.getElementById("my_div"); if (!e) { x = event.x; y = event.y; } else { x = e.mouseX; y = e.mouseY; } div.style.left = x + window.scrollLeft + 5 +"px"; div.style.top = y + window.scrollTop + 5 +"px"; } window.onmousemove = move_the_mouse;