GetWordByEvent jQuery plugin
This plugin allows to get the word under cursor
Require: jQuery 1.7+
install
Include jQuery and plugin JavaScript files:
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.10.1.min.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="jquery.get-word-by-event.js"></script>example
$('p').getWordByEvent('click', function(e, word) { alert('You have clicked "' + word + '" word') });