<html>
<head>
<script src="https://libs.baidu.com/jquery/1.10.2/jquery.min.js">
</script>
<script>
$(document).ready(function(){
$("div").mouseup(function(){
$(this).after("<p style='color:green;'>Mouse button released.</p>");
});
$("div").mousedown(function(){
$(this).after("<p style='color:purple;'>Mouse button pressed down.</p>");
});
});
</script>
</head>
<body>
<div>Press down and release the mouse button over this div element.</div>
</body>
</html>