The cursor is the pointer that appears when you hover over an element on a web page. By default, most browsers will display a pointer cursor when you hover over a link. However, you can change the cursor to any of the other available cursors by using the CSS cursor property. In this article, we'll take a look at the different cursors that are available and how to use them.
Using CSS to change the cursor on your website is a great way to add a little bit of personality to your site. By default, most browsers use the standard arrow cursor, but you can change this to something more unique that reflects your brand or style. To do so, simply add the following code to your CSS file:
.element {
cursor: url("mycursor.png"), auto;
}
Be sure to replace the filename with the path to your custom cursor image. You can also use any of the other cursor values available in CSS, such as "pointer", "wait" or other. Experiment to see what looks best on your site.
CSS Cursors Examples
<div class="css-cursors">
<div class="auto">auto</div>
<div class="default">default</div>
<div class="none">none</div>
<div class="context-menu">context-menu</div>
<div class="help">help</div>
<div class="pointer">pointer</div>
<div class="progress">progress</div>
<div class="wait">wait</div>
<div class="cell">cell</div>
<div class="crosshair">crosshair</div>
<div class="text">text</div>
<div class="vertical-text">vertical-text</div>
<div class="alias">alias</div>
<div class="copy">copy</div>
<div class="move">move</div>
<div class="no-drop">no-drop</div>
<div class="not-allowed">not-allowed</div>
<div class="all-scroll">all-scroll</div>
<div class="col-resize">col-resize</div>
<div class="row-resize">row-resize</div>
<div class="n-resize">n-resize</div>
<div class="s-resize">s-resize</div>
<div class="e-resize">e-resize</div>
<div class="w-resize">w-resize</div>
<div class="ns-resize">ns-resize</div>
<div class="ew-resize">ew-resize</div>
<div class="ne-resize">ne-resize</div>
<div class="nw-resize">nw-resize</div>
<div class="se-resize">se-resize</div>
<div class="sw-resize">sw-resize</div>
<div class="nesw-resize">nesw-resize</div>
<div class="nwse-resize">nwse-resize</div>
</div>
.auto { cursor: auto; }
.default { cursor: default; }
.none { cursor: none; }
.context-menu { cursor: context-menu; }
.help { cursor: help; }
.pointer { cursor: pointer; }
.progress { cursor: progress; }
.wait { cursor: wait; }
.cell { cursor: cell; }
.crosshair { cursor: crosshair; }
.text { cursor: text; }
.vertical-text { cursor: vertical-text; }
.alias { cursor: alias; }
.copy { cursor: copy; }
.move { cursor: move; }
.no-drop { cursor: no-drop; }
.not-allowed { cursor: not-allowed; }
.all-scroll { cursor: all-scroll; }
.col-resize { cursor: col-resize; }
.row-resize { cursor: row-resize; }
.n-resize { cursor: n-resize; }
.e-resize { cursor: e-resize; }
.s-resize { cursor: s-resize; }
.w-resize { cursor: w-resize; }
.ns-resize { cursor: ns-resize; }
.ew-resize { cursor: ew-resize; }
.ne-resize { cursor: ne-resize; }
.nw-resize { cursor: nw-resize; }
.se-resize { cursor: se-resize; }
.sw-resize { cursor: sw-resize; }
.nesw-resize { cursor: nesw-resize; }
.nwse-resize { cursor: nwse-resize; }
