The hover CSS media feature can be used to test whether the user's primary input mechanism can hover over elements.

Syntax

The hover feature is specified as a keyword value chosen from the list below.

none

The primary input mechanism cannot hover at all or cannot conveniently hover (e.g., many mobile devices emulate hovering when the user performs an inconvenient long tap), or there is no primary pointing input mechanism.

hover

The primary input mechanism can conveniently hover over elements.

Examples

HTML

<a href="#">Try hovering over me!</a>

CSS

/* default hover effect */
a:hover {
  color: black;
  background: yellow;
}

@media (hover: hover) {
  /* when hover is supported */
  a:hover {
    color: white;
    background: black;
  }
}

Result

Specifications

Browser compatibility

See also

• Using Media Queries
• @media