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hover

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

Specification
Media Queries Level 4 # hover

Browser compatibility

	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	WebView Android	Chrome Android	Firefox for Android	Opera Android	Safari on IOS	Samsung Internet
`hover`	38 Before Chrome 41, the implementation was buggy and reported `(hover: none)` on non-touch-based computers with a mouse/trackpad. See bug 441613.	12	64	No	28	9	38 Before Chrome 41, the implementation was buggy and reported `(hover: none)` on non-touch-based computers with a mouse/trackpad. See bug 441613.	50	64	28	9	5.0