With CSS cursor property, you can show a crosshair or plus sign, pointer, etc. You can try to run the following code to implement cursor property in CSS −
Example
<html> <head> </head> <body> <div style = "cursor:auto">Auto</div> <div style = "cursor:crosshair">Crosshair</div> <div style = "cursor:default">Default</div> <div style = "cursor:pointer">Pointer</div> <div style = "cursor:move">Move</div> <div style = "cursor:e-resize">e-resize</div> <div style = "cursor:ne-resize">ne-resize</div> <div style = "cursor:nw-resize">nw-resize</div> <div style = "cursor:n-resize">n-resize</div> <div style = "cursor:se-resize">se-resize</div> <div style = "cursor:sw-resize">sw-resize</div> <div style = "cursor:s-resize">s-resize</div> <div style = "cursor:w-resize">w-resize</div> <div style = "cursor:text">text</div> <div style = "cursor:wait">wait</div> <div style = "cursor:help">help</div> </body> </html>
We added the below values above −
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| auto | Shape of the cursor depends on the context area it is over. For example, an 'I' over text, a 'hand' over a link, and so on. |
| crosshair | A crosshair or plus sign |
| default | An arrow |
| pointer | A pointing hand (in IE 4 this value is hand). |
| move | The 'I' bar |
| e-resize | The cursor indicates that an edge of a box is to be moved right (east). |
| ne-resize | The cursor indicates that an edge of a box is to be moved up and right (north/east). |
| nw-resize | The cursor indicates that an edge of a box is to be moved up and left (north/west). |
| n-resize | The cursor indicates that an edge of a box is to be moved up (north). |
| se-resize | The cursor indicates that an edge of a box is to be moved down and right (south/east). |
| sw-resize | The cursor indicates that an edge of a box is to be moved down and left (south/west). |
| s-resize | The cursor indicates that an edge of a box is to be moved down (south). |
| w-resize | The cursor indicates that an edge of a box is to be moved left (west). |
| text | The I bar. |
| wait | An hour glass. |
| help | A question mark or balloon, ideal for use over help buttons. |
| <url> | The source of a cursor image file. |