/* Keyword value */ cursor: auto; cursor: pointer; ... cursor: zoom-out;  /* URL with mandatory keyword fallback */ cursor: url(hand.cur), pointer;  /* URL and coordinates, with mandatory keyword fallback */ cursor: url(cursor_1.png) 4 12, auto; cursor: url(cursor_2.png) 2 2, pointer;  /* URLs and fallback URLs (some with coordinates), with mandatory keyword fallback */ cursor: url(cursor_1.svg) 4 5, url(cursor_2.svg), ... , url(cursor_n.cur) 5 5, progress;  /* Global values */ cursor: inherit; cursor: initial; cursor: revert; cursor: unset; 

cursor

The cursor CSS property sets the mouse cursor, if any, to show when the mouse pointer is over an element.

The cursor setting should inform users of the mouse operations that can be performed at the current location, including: text selection, activating help or context menus, copying content, resizing tables, and so on. You can specify either the type of cursor using a keyword, or load a specific icon to use (with optional fallback images and mandatory keyword as a final fallback).

Syntax

/* Keyword value */ cursor: auto; cursor: pointer; ... cursor: zoom-out;  /* URL with mandatory keyword fallback */ cursor: url(hand.cur), pointer;  /* URL and coordinates, with mandatory keyword fallback */ cursor: url(cursor_1.png) 4 12, auto; cursor: url(cursor_2.png) 2 2, pointer;  /* URLs and fallback URLs (some with coordinates), with mandatory keyword fallback */ cursor: url(cursor_1.svg) 4 5, url(cursor_2.svg), ... , url(cursor_n.cur) 5 5, progress;  /* Global values */ cursor: inherit; cursor: initial; cursor: revert; cursor: unset; 

The cursor property is specified as zero or more <url> values, separated by commas, followed by a single mandatory keyword value. Each <url> should point to an image file. The browser will try to load the first image specified, falling back to the next if it can't, and falling back to the keyword value if no images could be loaded (or if none were specified).

Each <url> may be optionally followed by a pair of space-separated numbers, which set the <x> <y> coordinates of the cursor's hotspot relative to the top-left corner of the image.

Values

A url(…) or a comma separated list url(…), url(…), …, pointing to an image file. More than one url() may be provided as fallbacks, in case some cursor image types are not supported. A non-URL fallback (one or more of the keyword values) must be at the end of the fallback list.

Optional x- and y-coordinates indicating the cursor hotspot; the precise position within the cursor that is being pointed to.

The numbers are in units of image pixels. They are relative to the top left corner of the image, which corresponds to "0 0", and are clamped within the boundaries of the cursor image. If these values are not specified, they may be read from the file itself, and will otherwise default to the top-left corner of the image.

A keyword value must be specified, indicating either the type of cursor to use, or the fallback cursor to use if all specified icons fail to load.

The available keywords are listed in the table below. You can hover your mouse over the table rows to see the effect of the different cursor keyword values on your browser.

Formal syntax

[ [ <url> [ <x> <y> ]? , ]* [ auto | default | none | context-menu | help | pointer | progress | wait | cell | crosshair | text | vertical-text | alias | copy | move | no-drop | not-allowed | e-resize | n-resize | ne-resize | nw-resize | s-resize | se-resize | sw-resize | w-resize | ew-resize | ns-resize | nesw-resize | nwse-resize | col-resize | row-resize | all-scroll | zoom-in | zoom-out | grab | grabbing ] ]

Formal definition

Usage notes

Icon size limits

While the specification does not limit the cursor image size, user agents commonly restrict them to avoid potential misuse. For example, on Firefox and Chromium cursor images are restricted to 32x32 pixels by default, and cursor changes using larger images will generally just be ignored.

Check the Browser compatibility table for any notes on cursor size limits.

Supported image file formats

User agents are required by the specification to support PNG files, SVG v1.1 files in secure static mode that contain a natural size, and any other non-animated image file formats that they support for images in other properties. Desktop browsers also broadly support the .cur file format.

The specification further indicates that user agents should also support SVG v1.1 files in secure animated mode that contain a natural size, along with any other animated images file formats they support for images in other properties. User agents may support both static and animated SVG images that do not contain a natural size.

Other notes

Cursor changes that intersect toolbar areas are commonly blocked to avoid spoofing.

Examples

Setting cursor types

.foo {   cursor: crosshair; }  .bar {   cursor: zoom-in; }  /* A fallback keyword value is required when using a URL */ .baz {   cursor: url("hyper.cur"), auto; } 

Specifications

See also

Last modified: Jan 24, 2022, by MDN contributors