CSS cursor Property
Example
CSS can generate a bunch of different mouse cursors:
.alias {cursor: alias;}
.all-scroll {cursor: all-scroll;}
.auto
{cursor: auto;}
.cell {cursor: cell;}
.col-resize {cursor: col-resize;}
.context-menu {cursor:
context-menu;}
.copy {cursor: copy;}
.crosshair {cursor: crosshair;}
.default {cursor: default;}
.e-resize
{cursor: e-resize;}
.ew-resize {cursor: ew-resize;}
.grab {cursor:
grab;}
.grabbing {cursor: grabbing;}
.help {cursor: help;}
.move
{cursor: move;}
.n-resize {cursor: n-resize;}
.ne-resize {cursor:
ne-resize;}
.nesw-resize {cursor: nesw-resize;}
.ns-resize {cursor:
ns-resize;}
.nw-resize {cursor: nw-resize;}
.nwse-resize {cursor: nwse-resize;}
.no-drop {cursor: no-drop;}
.none {cursor: none;}
.not-allowed
{cursor: not-allowed;}
.pointer {cursor: pointer;}
.progress {cursor:
progress;}
.row-resize {cursor: row-resize;}
.s-resize {cursor:
s-resize;}
.se-resize {cursor: se-resize;}
.sw-resize {cursor: sw-resize;}
.text {cursor: text;}
.url {cursor: url(myBall.cur),auto;}
.w-resize
{cursor: w-resize;}
.wait {cursor: wait;}
.zoom-in {cursor: zoom-in;}
.zoom-out {cursor: zoom-out;}
Try it Yourself »
Definition and Usage
The cursor
property specifies the mouse cursor to be displayed when pointing over an element.
Default value: | auto |
---|---|
Inherited: | yes |
Animatable: | no. Read about animatable |
Version: | CSS2 |
JavaScript syntax: | object.style.cursor="crosshair" Try it |
Browser Support
The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the property.
Property | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
cursor | 5.0 | 5.5 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 9.6 |
CSS Syntax
cursor: value;
Property Values
Value | Description | Demo |
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alias | The cursor indicates an alias of something is to be created | Play it » |
all-scroll | The cursor indicates that something can be scrolled in any direction | Play it » |
auto | Default. The browser sets a cursor | Play it » |
cell | The cursor indicates that a cell (or set of cells) may be selected | Play it » |
col-resize | The cursor indicates that the column can be resized horizontally | Play it » |
context-menu | The cursor indicates that a context-menu is available | Play it » |
copy | The cursor indicates something is to be copied | Play it » |
crosshair | The cursor render as a crosshair | Play it » |
default | The default cursor | Play it » |
e-resize | The cursor indicates that an edge of a box is to be moved right (east) | Play it » |
ew-resize | Indicates a bidirectional resize cursor | Play it » |
grab | The cursor indicates that something can be grabbed | Play it » |
grabbing | The cursor indicates that something can be grabbed | Play it » |
help | The cursor indicates that help is available | Play it » |
move | The cursor indicates something is to be moved | Play it » |
n-resize | The cursor indicates that an edge of a box is to be moved up (north) | Play it » |
ne-resize | The cursor indicates that an edge of a box is to be moved up and right (north/east) | Play it » |
nesw-resize | Indicates a bidirectional resize cursor | Play it » |
ns-resize | Indicates a bidirectional resize cursor | Play it » |
nw-resize | The cursor indicates that an edge of a box is to be moved up and left (north/west) | Play it » |
nwse-resize | Indicates a bidirectional resize cursor | Play it » |
no-drop | The cursor indicates that the dragged item cannot be dropped here | Play it » |
none | No cursor is rendered for the element | Play it » |
not-allowed | The cursor indicates that the requested action will not be executed | Play it » |
pointer | The cursor is a pointer and indicates a link | Play it » |
progress | The cursor indicates that the program is busy (in progress) | Play it » |
row-resize | The cursor indicates that the row can be resized vertically | Play it » |
s-resize | The cursor indicates that an edge of a box is to be moved down (south) | Play it » |
se-resize | The cursor indicates that an edge of a box is to be moved down and right (south/east) | Play it » |
sw-resize | The cursor indicates that an edge of a box is to be moved down and left (south/west) | Play it » |
text | The cursor indicates text that may be selected | Play it » |
URL | A comma separated list of URLs to custom cursors. Note: Always specify a generic cursor at the end of the list, in case none of the URL-defined cursors can be used | Play it » |
vertical-text | The cursor indicates vertical-text that may be selected | Play it » |
w-resize | The cursor indicates that an edge of a box is to be moved left (west) | Play it » |
wait | The cursor indicates that the program is busy | Play it » |
zoom-in | The cursor indicates that something can be zoomed in | Play it » |
zoom-out | The cursor indicates that something can be zoomed out | Play it » |
initial | Sets this property to its default value. Read about initial | |
inherit | Inherits this property from its parent element. Read about inherit |
Related Pages
HTML DOM reference: cursor property