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Value: | [ [<uri> ,]*
[ auto | default | pointer | crosshair | move |
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Initial: | auto; Applies to:all elements; Inherited; Media:visual, interactive |
This property specifies the type of cursor to be displayed for the pointing device.
In MS windows these are defined in the pointers tab of the mouse category in control panel.
Standard choices usually include:
Default, Animated
(Note: as of 2.0.0.8 FireFox; 9.24 Opera don't suppport ani )
Black, Black (large), Black (extra large)
| Inverted, Inverted (large), Inverted (extra large)
| Standard (large), Standard (extra large)
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Hands 1, Hands 2, Dinosaur, Old Fashioned, Conductor, Magnified, Variations, | |
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Control Panel\Cursors\Schemes]
Mouse over the definition for an example of how YOUR browser displays the different styles
context-menu
cell
col-resize
text
vertical-text
alias
copy
move
no-drop
not-allowed
ew-resize
ns-resize
nesw-resize
nwse-resize
all-scroll
zoom-in
zoom-out
grab
grabing
progress
style=cursor:auto ‡
The UA† determines the cursor based on the current context.
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cursor:crosshair crosshair
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default platform-dependent default . Often rendered as an arrow.
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none
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pointer indicates a link. Often rendered as hand with pointing finger.
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move Indicates something is to be moved. Often rendered as a 4-headed arrow, or grasping hand.
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Compass points:
N-resize, NE-resize,
E-resize, SE-resize,
S-resize, SW-resize,
W-resize, NW-resize,
Indicate that some edge is to be moved. For example: SE-resize is used when the movement starts from the south-east corner of the box.
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wait : program is busy and the user should wait. Often rendered as a watch or hourglass.
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progress : user can interact with a busy program.
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help : Help is available for the object under the cursor.
Often rendered as a question mark or a balloon.
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text : text that may be selected. Often rendered as an I-bar.vertical-text; cursor: alias, alias;, copy;, move;, no-drop;, | |||||||||
Table Cursors (need not be on table-type tag): context-menu,
cell;, col-resize;,
row-resize; , all-scroll;
The user agent (browser) retrieves the cursor from the resource designated by the URI. | |||||||||
<tr style=cursor:url(http://www.real-world-systems.com/docs/Cursors/NJRTL.cur)
onClick='location="http://NJRTL.org"'; > New Jersey Right to life
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UPs:
up_i , up_il , up_im , up_l , up_m , up_r , up_rl , up_rm
Examples of some of the cursors shipped with MS windows in
C:\WinNT\cursors
C:\Windows\cursors
.ani
only supported by MS Internet Explorer and Edge.
firefox , chrome don't do .ani DownLoad them
| static image of cursors coin
| fillitup
| banana
| raindrop
| hand NO
| hand fingers thumping
| handNS | i.e. North South handNWSE | i.e. NorthWest SouthEast handWE | i.e. West East HardDisk |
ElectrifiedCPU
| PleaseWait
| LazarusStar
| LazarusStar
| rainbow
| appstart
| appstar2
| appstart3
| stopwtch
| download | i.e. Globe to PC drum
| counter |
MagicWand
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