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cursor Attribute | cursor Property


Sets or retrieves the type of cursor to display as the mouse pointer moves over the object.

Syntax

HTML{ cursor: sCursor }
Scriptingobject.style.cursor [ = sCursor ]

Possible Values

sCursor String that specifies one of the following values:
autoBrowser determines which cursor to display based on the current context.
crosshairSimple cross hair.
defaultPlatform-dependent default cursor (usually an arrow).
handHand.
moveCrossed arrows indicating something is to be moved.
*-resizeArrow indicating edge is to be moved (*may be n, ne, nw, s, se, sw, e, or w—each representing a compass direction).
textEditable text (usually an I-bar).
waitHourglass or watch indicating that the program is busy and the user should wait.
helpArrow with question mark indicating Help is available.

The property is read/write with a default value of auto; the cascading style sheets (CSS) attribute is inherited.

Expressions can be used in place of the preceding value(s), as of Microsoft® Internet Explorer 5. For more information, see Dynamic Properties.

Example

The following examples use the cursor attribute and the cursor property to change the cursor as it passes over an object.

This example uses a call to an embedded (global) style sheet to set the cursor to hand as the cursor passes over all paragraphs.

Sample Code

<STYLE>
    P { cursor:hand }
</STYLE>

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This example uses inline scripting to set the cursor to hand as the cursor passes over the paragraph.

<P onmouseover="this.style.cursor='hand'">

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Applies To

[ Object Name ]
PlatformVersion
Win16:
Win32:
Mac:
Unix:
WinCE:
A, ADDRESS, APPLET, B, BIG, BLOCKQUOTE, BODY, CAPTION, CENTER, CITE, CODE, COL, COLGROUP, currentStyle, custom, DD, DFN, DIR, DIV, DL, DT, EM, EMBED, FIELDSET, FORM, Hn, HR, HTML, I, IFRAME, IMG, INPUT type=button, INPUT type=checkbox, INPUT type=file, INPUT type=image, INPUT type=password, INPUT type=radio, INPUT type=reset, INPUT type=submit, INPUT type=text, KBD, LABEL, LEGEND, LI, LISTING, MARQUEE, MENU, OBJECT, OL, P, PLAINTEXT, PRE, runtimeStyle, S, SAMP, SMALL, SPAN, STRIKE, STRONG, style, SUB, SUP, TABLE, TBODY, TD, TEXTAREA, TFOOT, TH, THEAD, TR, TT, U, UL, VAR, XMP


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