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title: Cursors summary: You can use different cursors to reflect the intended user interaction with particular elements of an interface. The cursor will change when a user hovers over a given element to indicate the action which can be performed.

description: Custom cursors for enhanced interaction.

Cursor utilities

Use one of the available cursor utilities depending on the action you want to indicate.

  • .cursor-auto- the cursor style depends on what's inside a given element
  • .cursor-pointer - a pointing cursor, used to show that an element is clickable
  • .cursor-move - a cursor which shows that a given element can be moved
  • .cursor-not-allowed - a cursor which shows that a user is not allowed to perform an action on an element
  • .cursor-zoom-in - a cursor which shows that a user can zoom in
  • .cursor-zoom-out - a cursor which shows that a user can zoom out
  • .cursor-default - the default cursor
  • .cursor-none - no cursor
  • .cursor-help - a cursor which shows that help information is available
  • .cursor-progress - a cursor which shows that an action is in progress
  • .cursor-wait - a cursor which shows that a user cannot interact with the element because it is busy
  • .cursor-text - a cursor which shows that a user can type
  • .cursor-v-text - a cursor which shows that a user can type in a vertical text input
  • .cursor-grab - a cursor which shows that a user can grab an element
  • .cursor-grabbing - a cursor which shows that a user is grabbing an element

    <div class="cursor-auto">auto</div>
    <div class="cursor-pointer">pointer</div>
    <div class="cursor-move">move</div>
    <div class="cursor-not-allowed">not-allowed</div>
    <div class="cursor-zoom-in">zoom-in</div>
    <div class="cursor-zoom-out">zoom-out</div>
    <div class="cursor-default">default</div>
    <div class="cursor-none">none</div>
    <div class="cursor-help">help</div>
    <div class="cursor-progress">progress</div>
    <div class="cursor-wait">wait</div>
    <div class="cursor-text">text</div>
    <div class="cursor-v-text">vertical-text</div>
    <div class="cursor-grab">grab</div>
    <div class="cursor-grabbing">grabbing</div>
    

The results can be seen in the example below.

{% capture html -%}

<div><div class="cursor-auto bg-surface-secondary p-3">auto</div></div>
<div><div class="cursor-pointer bg-surface-secondary p-3">pointer</div></div>
<div><div class="cursor-move bg-surface-secondary p-3">move</div></div>
<div><div class="cursor-not-allowed bg-surface-secondary p-3">not-allowed</div></div>
<div><div class="cursor-zoom-in bg-surface-secondary p-3">zoom-in</div></div>
<div><div class="cursor-zoom-out bg-surface-secondary p-3">zoom-out</div></div>
<div><div class="cursor-default bg-surface-secondary p-3">default</div></div>
<div><div class="cursor-none bg-surface-secondary p-3">none</div></div>
<div><div class="cursor-help bg-surface-secondary p-3">help</div></div>
<div><div class="cursor-progress bg-surface-secondary p-3">progress</div></div>
<div><div class="cursor-wait bg-surface-secondary p-3">wait</div></div>
<div><div class="cursor-text bg-surface-secondary p-3">text</div></div>
<div><div class="cursor-v-text bg-surface-secondary p-3">vertical-text</div></div>
<div><div class="cursor-grab bg-surface-secondary p-3">grab</div></div>
<div><div class="cursor-grabbing bg-surface-secondary p-3">grabbing</div></div>

{%- endcapture %} {% include "docs/example.html" html=html hide-code %}