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# Detecting Mouse Clicks

Learn how to detect mouse clicks on Collider components and GUI elements in your scenes.

How to detect mouse clicks on a Collider or GUI element.

Previous: [GetAxis](https://learn.unity.com/tutorial/getaxis-o?projectId=5c8920b4edbc2a113b6bc26a)

Next: [GetComponent](https://learn.unity.com/tutorial/getcomponent?projectId=5c8920b4edbc2a113b6bc26a)

## OnMouseDown

[Video](https://connect-mediagw.unity.com/h1/20220104/videos/4bf93d62-14a2-41f5-b35d-507a5d361e65_U_Beginner_17_OnMouseDown.mp4)

## **MouseClick**

```csharp
using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;

public class MouseClick : MonoBehaviour
{

    private Rigidbody rb;

    private void Awake()
    {
        rb = GetComponent<Rigidbody>();
    }

    void OnMouseDown ()
    {
        rb.AddForce(-transform.forward * 500f);
        rb.useGravity = true;
    }
}
```