- How To Change Mouse Cursor On Hover In WordPress
- 1. Changing the cursor for an existing CSS class
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- 2. Changing the cursor with inline CSS
- HTML with inline CSS
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- CSS Cursor Cheat Sheet With Live Preview
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How To Change Mouse Cursor On Hover In WordPress
The three most common cursors are the default arrow , the pointer and the text cursor. Just hover the bold words for a live preview. See the complete Cursor Cheat Sheet below for the complete list.
You can customize the cursor to improve the user experience. Some form plugins, for example, use old grey submit buttons with the default arrow cursor on hover. Why not style the button and swap to a pointer hand instead? And you could of course highlight an element with a crosshair or a question mark just because it’s fun.
1. Changing the cursor for an existing CSS class
In this example I’m going to change the mouse cursor from the the default arrow to the more adequate hand pointer when hovering a WPUF Post Form submission button.
Before
After
- Go to Appearance » Customizer from your WordPress dashboard
- Expand the Additional CSS tab
- Find the class that you want to target by using for example the Chrome Inspector (watch the video for a step by step tutorial)
- In this example, the button class is .wpuf-submit-button so I’ll add the CSS snippet below to apply a hand pointer on hover:
Troubleshooting: In some cases you might need to add !important to override the existing CSS. Only use this sledge hammer if the original snippet doesn’t work. Example:
2. Changing the cursor with inline CSS
You can also change the cursor by adding inline CSS in your pagebuilder, for example Divi Builder, Gutenberg, Classic Editor or Elementor. Make sure that you edit the HTML code by using the Text tab and not the Visual tab.
HTML with inline CSS
Live preview
Hover this link to see a help cursor.
- This list item will display a grab cursor
- This list item will display a progress spinner
CSS Cursor Cheat Sheet With Live Preview
Hover the boxes below for a live preview of the different cursors. I’ve highlighted the most common once.
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How to Change Cursor to Image on Hover Using CSS
In CSS, various types of cursors are used for different HTML elements, and to change the type of cursor, the “cursor” property is used. It permits you to change the cursor type and set the value of the cursor you want to display on the screen. As an additional feature, it also lets you set your own cursor image.
In this guide, you will learn:
- What is cursor CSS property
- How to change cursor to image on Hover using CSS
What is “cursor” CSS Property?
To control the appearance of the mouse over an HTML element, the “cursor” property of CSS can be used. It allows changing the regular cursor into different types such as copy cursor, hand pointer, grab, and many more. You can also set your own custom cursor by setting the url of the image in the cursor property.
The syntax of the cursor property is given as:
In the above-given syntax, assign the path of the image in the “url()” that you want to display on the screen.
We will now move to the example to change the regular cursor into an image on hover.
How to Change Cursor to Image on Hover Using CSS?
To change the cursor to an image on hover, first, add an element in HTML.
Example 1: Changing Cursor to an Image on Hover using cursor Property
We will create a heading and button class name “btn”.
Currently, hovering on the button will show the default cursor:
Now move to the CSS and change the cursor to the image.
Then, set the path of the image in the “url()”. For instance, we have specified “icon.svg” as our selected image. Then, set the value of the cursor property as “auto”.
Save the above code and execute the HTML file to see the following outcome:
The given output indicates that the cursor is successfully changed into an image on hover.
Note: “auto” is used as an alternative option in the cursor property; when the image does not load, or the file path or file itself is missing, the default icon is displayed on the screen because of the auto value.
Example 2: Setting Default Cursor on Hover
For instance, we will give the url of the image and only set the value of the cursor property as “auto”:
As a result, the cursor will not change when hovered over the button:
Example 3: Setting Image Alternative on Hover
In the place of auto, you can set different values of the cursor you want to display as an alternative to the image. For example, we will change the value of the cursor property from “auto” to “pointer”:
As you can see in the below output, the cursor is changed into a hand pointer when it hovers over the button:
We have provided the easiest method for changing the cursor image on hover using CSS.
Conclusion
In CSS, you can change the cursor to the image on hover using the “cursor” property. It allows changing a regular cursor to an image by assigning the “url” of the image to the cursor property. You can apply any type of cursor you want to display when it has hovered on an element. This article demonstrated the method of changing the cursor to a hand pointer.
About the author
Sharqa Hameed
I am a Linux enthusiast, I love to read Every Linux blog on the internet. I hold masters degree in computer science and am passionate about learning and teaching.