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userEvent.click

userEvent.click simulates a real browser-style click. It performs related interaction steps and checks, rather than dispatching only one DOM event.

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Syntax

click(element: Element, eventInit?: object, options?: object): Promise<void>

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  • fireEvent
  • userEvent.setup()
  • dblClick()
  • tripleClick()
  • hover()
  • pointer()

Source: Introduction | Testing Library. Checked 2026-11-03.