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Tailwind CSS Cursor provides predefined classes that control the appearance of the cursor when hovering over an element.

Tailwind CSS Cursor Classes

Below is a list of Tailwind CSS Cursor classes that change the cursor style, such as pointers, text, and more.

Class	CSS Properties
cursor-auto	cursor: auto;
cursor-default	cursor: default;
cursor-pointer	cursor: pointer;
cursor-wait	cursor: wait;
cursor-text	cursor: text;
cursor-move	cursor: move;
cursor-help	cursor: help;
cursor-not-allowed	cursor: not-allowed;
cursor-none	cursor: none;
cursor-context-menu	cursor: context-menu;
cursor-progress	cursor: progress;
cursor-cell	cursor: cell;
cursor-crosshair	cursor: crosshair;
cursor-vertical-text	cursor: vertical-text;
cursor-alias	cursor: alias;
cursor-copy	cursor: copy;
cursor-no-drop	cursor: no-drop;
cursor-grab	cursor: grab;
cursor-grabbing	cursor: grabbing;
cursor-all-scroll	cursor: all-scroll;
cursor-col-resize	cursor: col-resize;
cursor-row-resize	cursor: row-resize;
cursor-n-resize	cursor: n-resize;
cursor-e-resize	cursor: e-resize;
cursor-s-resize	cursor: s-resize;
cursor-w-resize	cursor: w-resize;
cursor-ne-resize	cursor: ne-resize;
cursor-nw-resize	cursor: nw-resize;
cursor-se-resize	cursor: se-resize;
cursor-sw-resize	cursor: sw-resize;
cursor-ew-resize	cursor: ew-resize;
cursor-ns-resize	cursor: ns-resize;
cursor-nesw-resize	cursor: nesw-resize;
cursor-nwse-resize	cursor: nwse-resize;
cursor-zoom-in	cursor: zoom-in;
cursor-zoom-out	cursor: zoom-out;

Functionality of Tailwind CSS Cursor Classes

cursor-auto: Sets the cursor to the default behavior of the browser.
cursor-default: Displays the default arrow cursor.
cursor-pointer: Changes the cursor to a hand icon to indicate clickable elements.
cursor-wait: Displays a wait cursor, like a spinning wheel, to show that the user should wait.
cursor-text: Shows a text selection cursor for selecting text.
cursor-move: Displays a cursor with arrows for moving elements.
cursor-help: Displays a help cursor, usually a question mark.
cursor-not-allowed: Sets the cursor to indicate that the action is not allowed.
cursor-none: Hides the cursor completely.
cursor-context-menu: Displays a cursor to show that a context menu is available.
cursor-progress: Displays a progress cursor, like a spinning circle, to indicate ongoing activity.
cursor-cell: Sets the cursor to a cell icon.
cursor-crosshair: Shows a crosshair cursor for tasks like drawing.
cursor-vertical-text: Sets the cursor to indicate that vertical text can be selected.
cursor-alias: Shows a cursor indicating that a link or shortcut is available.
cursor-copy: Changes the cursor to a copy icon.
cursor-no-drop: Displays a cursor showing that an element cannot be dropped.
cursor-grab: Sets the cursor to indicate that the element can be grabbed.
cursor-grabbing: Shows that an element is being dragged.
cursor-all-scroll: Displays a cursor that allows scrolling in all directions.
cursor-*-resize: Shows different resize cursors for various directions.
cursor-zoom-in: Sets the cursor to indicate zooming in.
cursor-zoom-out: Sets the cursor to indicate zooming out.

In cursor-*-resize, the '*' can be replaced with direction indicators such as n, e, s, w, ne, nw, se, sw, ew, ns, nesw, nwse, col, or row to specify the resize direction.

Tailwind CSS Cursor Class Examples

Below are examples of Tailwind CSS Cursor classes, which show how to apply different cursor styles to elements, such as pointers, text, and more, for improving user interactions.

Different Cursor Styles

This example shows how Tailwind CSS Cursor classes can be used to apply different cursor styles. Use the cursor-* utilities to adjust the cursor appearance according to your needs.

Example

  
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head> 
    <script src="https://cdn.tailwindcss.com"></script>
</head>

<body class="p-3">
    <h2 class="text-2xl font-bold mb-6">
        Tailwind CSS Cursor
    </h2>
    <h3 class="font-bold underline mb-4">
        Hover over the boxes to see different cursor styles.
    </h3>
    <div class="grid grid-cols-4 gap-4">
        <div class="p-2 border border-teal-300 cursor-auto 
            bg-gray-100">
            <p>auto</p>
        </div> 
        <div class="p-2 border border-teal-300 cursor-pointer 
            bg-gray-100">
            <p>pointer</p>
        </div>
        <div class="p-2 border border-teal-300 cursor-wait 
            bg-gray-100">
            <p>wait</p>
        </div>
        <div class="p-2 border border-teal-300 cursor-text 
            bg-gray-100">
            <p>text</p>
        </div>
        <div class="p-2 border border-teal-300 cursor-move 
            bg-gray-100">
            <p>move</p>
        </div>
        <div class="p-2 border border-teal-300 cursor-help 
            bg-gray-100">
            <p>help</p>
        </div>
        <div class="p-2 border border-teal-300 cursor-none 
            bg-gray-100">
            <p>none</p>
        </div>
        <div class="p-2 border border-teal-300 cursor-crosshair 
            bg-gray-100">
            <p>crosshair</p>
        </div>
        <div class="p-2 border border-teal-300 cursor-grab 
            bg-gray-100">
            <p>grab</p>
        </div>
        <div class="p-2 border border-teal-300 cursor-grabbing 
            bg-gray-100">
            <p>grabbing</p>
        </div>
        <div class="p-2 border border-teal-300 cursor-zoom-in 
            bg-gray-100">
            <p>zoom-in</p>
        </div>
        <div class="p-2 border border-teal-300 cursor-zoom-out 
            bg-gray-100">
            <p>zoom-out</p>
        </div>
    </div>
    <p class="mt-6">Use <strong>cursor-*</strong> 
        classes to apply different cursor styles.
    </p>
</body>

</html>

Resize Cursor Styles

This example shows how Tailwind CSS Cursor classes can be used to apply various resize cursor styles. Hover over the boxes to see the different resize cursors, and use cursor-*-resize classes to modify the cursor styles as needed.

Example

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
    <script src="https://cdn.tailwindcss.com"></script>
</head>

<body class="p-4">
    <h2 class="text-2xl font-bold mb-6">
        Tailwind CSS Cursor</h2>
    <h3 class="font-bold underline mb-4">
        Hover to see resize cursors:
    </h3>
    <div class="grid grid-cols-2 gap-4">
        <div class="p-2 border border-pink-300 cursor-n-resize 
            flex justify-center">
            <p>n-resize</p>
        </div>
        <div class="p-2 border border-pink-300 cursor-e-resize 
            flex justify-center">
            <p>e-resize</p>
        </div>
        <div class="p-2 border border-teal-300 cursor-ne-resize 
            flex justify-center">
            <p>ne-resize</p>
        </div>
        <div class="p-2 border border-teal-300 cursor-nw-resize 
            flex justify-center">
            <p>nw-resize</p>
        </div>
        <div class="p-2 border border-rose-400 cursor-nesw-resize 
            flex justify-center">
            <p>nesw-resize</p>
        </div>
        <div class="p-2 border border-rose-400 cursor-nwse-resize 
            flex justify-center">
            <p>nwse-resize</p>
        </div>
    </div>
    <p class="mt-4">Use <strong>cursor-*-resize</strong> 
        for resize styles.
    </p>
</body>

</html>

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