| Category |
CSS value |
|
Description |
| General |
auto |
|
The browser determines the cursor to display based on the current context.
E.g. equivalent to text when hovering text. |
default |
|
Default cursor, typically an arrow. |
none |
|
No cursor is rendered. |
| Links & status |
context-menu |
|
A context menu is available under the cursor.
Only IE 10 and up have implemented this on Windows: bug 258960. |
help |
|
Indicating help is available. |
pointer |
|
E.g. used when hovering over links, typically a hand. |
progress |
|
The program is busy in the background but the user can still interact with the interface (unlike for wait). |
wait |
|
The program is busy (sometimes an hourglass or a watch). |
| Selection |
cell |
|
Indicating that cells can be selected. |
crosshair |
|
Cross cursor, often used to indicate selection in a bitmap. |
text |
|
Indicating text can be selected, typically an I-beam. |
vertical-text |
|
Indicating that vertical text can be selected, typically a sideways I-beam. |
| Drag and drop |
alias |
|
Indicating an alias or shortcut is to be created. |
copy |
|
Indicating that something can be copied. |
move |
|
The hovered object may be moved. |
no-drop |
|
Cursor showing that a drop is not allowed at the current location.
bug 275173 on Windows and Mac OS X, "no-drop is the same as not-allowed". |
not-allowed |
|
Cursor showing that something cannot be done. |
| Resize & scrolling |
all-scroll |
|
Cursor showing that something can be scrolled in any direction (panned).
bug 275174 on Windows, "all-scroll is the same as move". |
col-resize |
|
The item/column can be resized horizontally. Often rendered as arrows pointing left and right with a vertical bar separating. |
row-resize |
|
The item/row can be resized vertically. Often rendered as arrows pointing up and down with a horizontal bar separating them. |
n-resize |
|
Some edge is to be moved. For example, the se-resize cursor is used when the movement starts from the south-east corner of the box. |
e-resize |
|
s-resize |
|
w-resize |
|
ne-resize |
|
nw-resize |
|
se-resize |
|
sw-resize |
|
ew-resize |
|
ns-resize |
|
nesw-resize |
|
nwse-resize |
|