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cursor

Description

Sets or retrieves the the type of cursor to display for the mouse pointer.

Syntax

object.style.cursor[ = cursor]

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.

help Arrow with question mark indicating help.

move Crossed arrows indicating something is to be moved.

*-resize Arrow indicating edge is to be moved (* may be n, ne, nw, s, se, sw, e, or w).

text Editable text (usually an I-bar).

wait Hourglass or watch indicating that the program is busy and the user should wait.

This property has read/write permission.

Applies To

HTML Tags 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, INPUT type=button, INPUT type=checkbox, INPUT type=file, INPUT type=image, INPUT type=radio, INPUT type=reset, INPUT type=submit, INPUT type=text, 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

Scripting style

CSS Attribute

cursor

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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.
help	Arrow with question mark indicating help.
move	Crossed arrows indicating something is to be moved.
*-resize	Arrow indicating edge is to be moved (* may be n, ne, nw, s, se, sw, e, or w).
text	Editable text (usually an I-bar).
wait	Hourglass or watch indicating that the program is busy and the user should wait.