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Cursor

The cursor class sets the cursor property. It controls what cursor style is displayed when hovering over an element. Overview
CSS Shortcut class Applied style
cursor-default
cursor: default;
cursor-copy
cursor: copy;
cursor-grab
cursor: grab;
cursor-help
cursor: help;
cursor-move
cursor: move;
cursor-not-allowed
cursor: not-allowed;
cursor-pointer
cursor: pointer;
cursor-text
cursor: text;
cursor-zoom-in
cursor: zoom-in;
cursor-zoom-out
cursor: zoom-out;

Examples

Default
cursor-default

<a href="#" class="cursor-default">
  When hovered over, this element displays the default
  cursor.
</a>

Copy
cursor-copy

<a href="#" class="cursor-copy">
  When hovered over, this element displays the copy cursor.
  It indicates that the content can be copied.
</a>

Grab
cursor-grab

<a href="#" class="cursor-grab">
  When hovered over, this element displays the grab cursor.
  It indicates that the content can be grabbed.
</a>

Help
cursor-help

<a href="#" class="cursor-help">
  When hovered over, this element displays the help cursor.
  It indicates that more information is available.
</a>

Move
cursor-move

<a href="#" class="cursor-move">
  When hovered over, this element displays the move cursor.
  It indicates that the content can be dragged.
</a>

Not allowed
cursor-not-allowed

<a href="#" class="cursor-not-allowed">
  When hovered over, this element displays the not allowed
  cursor. It indicates that the action is not allowed.
</a>

Pointer
cursor-pointer

<a href="#" class="cursor-pointer">
  When hovered over, this element displays the pointer
  cursor. It indicates that the element is clickable.
</a>

Text
cursor-text

<a href="#" class="cursor-text">
  When hovered over, this element displays the text cursor.
  It indicates that text can be selected.
</a>

Zoom in
cursor-zoom-in

<a href="#" class="cursor-zoom-in">
  When hovered over, this element displays the zoom in
  cursor. It indicates the possibility to increase
  magnification.
</a>

Zoom out
cursor-zoom-out

<a href="#" class="cursor-zoom-out">
  When hovered over, this element displays the zoom out
  cursor. It indicates the possibility to decrease
  magnification.
</a>
Conditional styling Apply this style to specific screen sizes Use a responsive layout prefix to apply this class only to a specified screen size. The available breakpoints are:
  • xs: > 480px
  • sm: > 640px
  • md: > 768px
  • lg: > 1024px
  • xl: > 1280px
<div class="xs:cursor-pointer ...">
  ...
</div>
Learn more about the responsive layout prefix. Apply this style to specific states Use a state prefix to apply this class only to a specified interaction state. The available states are:
  • hover
  • focus
<div class="hover:cursor-pointer ...">
  ...
</div>
Learn more about the state prefix. 2025-10-01