pointer-events
Quick Summary for pointer-events
Code Usage for pointer-events
/* Keyword values */ pointer-events: auto; pointer-events: none; pointer-events: visiblePainted; /* SVG only */ pointer-events: visibleFill; /* SVG only */ pointer-events: visibleStroke; /* SVG only */ pointer-events: visible; /* SVG only */ pointer-events: painted; /* SVG only */ pointer-events: fill; /* SVG only */ pointer-events: stroke; /* SVG only */ pointer-events: all; /* SVG only */ /* Global values */ pointer-events: inherit; pointer-events: initial; pointer-events: revert; pointer-events: unset;
More Details for pointer-events
pointer-events
The pointer-events
CSS property sets under what circumstances (if any) a particular graphic element can become the target of pointer events.
Syntax
/* Keyword values */ pointer-events: auto; pointer-events: none; pointer-events: visiblePainted; /* SVG only */ pointer-events: visibleFill; /* SVG only */ pointer-events: visibleStroke; /* SVG only */ pointer-events: visible; /* SVG only */ pointer-events: painted; /* SVG only */ pointer-events: fill; /* SVG only */ pointer-events: stroke; /* SVG only */ pointer-events: all; /* SVG only */ /* Global values */ pointer-events: inherit; pointer-events: initial; pointer-events: revert; pointer-events: unset;
The pointer-events
property is specified as a single keyword chosen from the list of values below.
Values
auto
The element behaves as it would if the pointer-events
property were not specified. In SVG content, this value and the value visiblePainted
have the same effect.
none
The element is never the target of pointer events; however, pointer events may target its descendant elements if those descendants have pointer-events
set to some other value. In these circumstances, pointer events will trigger event listeners on this parent element as appropriate on their way to/from the descendant during the event capture/bubble phases.
visiblePainted
SVG only (experimental for HTML). The element can only be the target of a pointer event when the visibility
property is set to visible
and e.g. when a mouse cursor is over the interior (i.e., 'fill') of the element and the fill
property is set to a value other than none
, or when a mouse cursor is over the perimeter (i.e., 'stroke') of the element and the stroke
property is set to a value other than none
.
visibleFill
SVG only. The element can only be the target of a pointer event when the visibility
property is set to visible
and when e.g. a mouse cursor is over the interior (i.e., fill) of the element. The value of the fill
property does not affect event processing.
visibleStroke
SVG only. The element can only be the target of a pointer event when the visibility
property is set to visible
and e.g. when the mouse cursor is over the perimeter (i.e., stroke) of the element. The value of the stroke
property does not affect event processing.
visible
SVG only (experimental for HTML). The element can be the target of a pointer event when the visibility
property is set to visible
and e.g. the mouse cursor is over either the interior (i.e., fill) or the perimeter (i.e., stroke) of the element. The values of the fill
and stroke
do not affect event processing.
painted
SVG only (experimental for HTML). The element can only be the target of a pointer event when e.g. the mouse cursor is over the interior (i.e., 'fill') of the element and the fill
property is set to a value other than none
, or when the mouse cursor is over the perimeter (i.e., 'stroke') of the element and the stroke
property is set to a value other than none
. The value of the visibility
property does not affect event processing.
fill
SVG only. The element can only be the target of a pointer event when the pointer is over the interior (i.e., fill) of the element. The values of the fill
and visibility
properties do not affect event processing.
stroke
SVG only. The element can only be the target of a pointer event when the pointer is over the perimeter (i.e., stroke) of the element. The values of the stroke
and visibility
properties do not affect event processing.
all
SVG only (experimental for HTML). The element can only be the target of a pointer event when the pointer is over the interior (i.e., fill) or the perimeter (i.e., stroke) of the element. The values of the fill
, stroke
, and visibility
properties do not affect event processing.
Description
When this property is unspecified, the same characteristics of the visiblePainted
value apply to SVG content.
In addition to indicating that the element is not the target of pointer events, the value none
instructs the pointer event to go "through" the element and target whatever is "underneath" that element instead.
Note that preventing an element from being the target of pointer events by using pointer-events
does not necessarily mean that pointer event listeners on that element cannot or will not be triggered. If one of the element's children has pointer-events
explicitly set to allow that child to be the target of pointer events, then any events targeting that child will pass through the parent as the event travels along the parent chain, and trigger event listeners on the parent as appropriate. Of course any pointer activity at a point on the screen that is covered by the parent but not by the child will not be caught by either the child or the parent (it will go "through" the parent and target whatever is underneath).
Elements with pointer-events: none
will still receive focus through sequential keyboard navigation using the Tab key.
We would like to provide finer grained control (than just auto
and none
) in HTML for which parts of an element will cause it to "catch" pointer events, and when. To help us in deciding how pointer-events
should be further extended for HTML, if you have any particular things that you would like to be able to do with this property, then please add them to the Use Cases section of this wiki page (don't worry about keeping it tidy).
Formal definition
Initial value | auto |
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Applies to | all elements |
Inherited | yes |
Computed value | as specified |
Animation type | discrete |
Formal syntax
auto | none | visiblePainted | visibleFill | visibleStroke | visible | painted | fill | stroke | all | inherit
Examples
Disabling pointer events on all images
This example disables pointer events (clicking, dragging, hovering, etc.) on all images.
img { pointer-events: none; }
Disabling pointer events on a single link
This example disables pointer events on the link to http://example.com.
HTML<ul> <li><a href="https://developer.mozilla.org">MDN</a></li> <li><a href="http://example.com">example.com</a></li> </ul>
CSS a[href="http://example.com"] { pointer-events: none; }
ResultSpecifications
Specification |
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Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 1.1 (Second Edition) # PointerEventsProperty |
Its extension to HTML elements, though present in early drafts of CSS Basic User Interface Module Level 3, has been pushed to its level 4.
See also
The SVG attributepointer-events
The SVG attribute visibility
WebKit Specs PointerEventsProperty extended for use in (X)HTML content user-select
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