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cursor

Description

Specifies the type of cursor to be displayed for the mouse pointer.

Syntax

{ cursor: auto | crosshair | default | hand | move | e-resize | ne-resize | nw-resize | n-resize | se-resize | sw-resize | s-resize | w-resize | text | wait | help}

Remarks

The following types are defined:

auto
Browser determines the cursor to display based on the current context.
crosshair
Simple cross hair.
default
Platform-dependent default cursor. Usually an arrow.
hand
Hand.
move
Something is to be moved.
*-resize
Edge is to be moved.
text
Editable text. Usually an I-bar.
wait
Cursor to indicate that the program is busy and the user should wait. Usually a watch or hourglass.

This attribute is inherited.

Applies To

A, ADDRESS, APPLET, B, BIG, BLOCKQUOTE, BODY, CAPTION, CENTER, CITE, CODE, COL, COLGROUP, DD, DFN, DIR, DIV, DL, DT, EM, EMBED, FIELDSET, FORM, H1, H2, H3, H4, H5, H6, HR, HTML, I, IFRAME, IMG, INPUT, KBD, LABEL, LEGEND, LI, LISTING, MARQUEE, MENU, OBJECT, OL, P, PLAINTEXT, PRE, S, SAMP, SMALL, SPAN, STRIKE, STRONG, SUB, SUP, TABLE, TBODY, TD, TEXTAREA, TFOOT, TH, THEAD, TR, TT, U, UL, VAR, XMP, INPUT type=button, INPUT type=file, INPUT type=reset, INPUT type=submit, INPUT type=text, INPUT type=checkbox, INPUT type=radio, INPUT type=image

Scripting Property

cursor


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