This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since December 2021.
The cursor attribute specifies the mouse cursor displayed when the mouse pointer is over an element.
Note: As a presentation attribute, cursor also has a CSS property counterpart: cursor. When both are specified, the CSS property takes priority.
| Categories | Presentation attribute |
|---|---|
| Value | [ [ <FuncIRI>, ]* [ auto | crosshair | default | pointer | move | e-resize | ne-resize | nw-resize | n-resize | se-resize | sw-resize | s-resize | w-resize| text | wait | help ]] | inherit |
| Animatable | Yes |
The following elements can use the cursor attribute
| Specification |
|---|
| CSS Basic User Interface Module Level 4> # cursor> |
| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Opera | Safari | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | WebView Android | WebView on iOS | |
cursor |
1 | 12 | 1Starting in Firefox 67, the maximum size allowed for custom cursors is 32x32 pixels due to cursors being misused by certain malicious sites. |
7 | 1.2 | 18 | 95 | 14 | 1 | 1.0 | 4.4 | 1 |
cursor property
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/SVG/Reference/Attribute/cursor