*API reference: `textual.events.MouseDown`*


See `MouseEvent` for the full list of properties and methods.

## See also

- [MouseUp](mouse_up.md) - The complementary event sent when a mouse button is released
- [Click](click.md) - Higher-level event sent after MouseDown and MouseUp
- [MouseMove](mouse_move.md) - Sent when the mouse moves over a widget
- [MouseCapture](mouse_capture.md) - Sent when a widget captures the mouse
- [Events guide](../guide/events.md) - Introduction to Textual's event system
