Web/API/Window/setCursor

Non-standard This feature is non-standard and is not on a standards track. Do not use it on production sites facing the Web: it will not work for every user. There may also be large incompatibilities between implementations and the behavior may change in the future.

The Window.setCursor() method sets the cursor for the current window.

Example

function setBusyCursor(enable) {
  window.setCursor(enable ? "wait" : "auto");
}

Notes

The cursor isn't reset until it's set back to auto.

This function is a part of [[../../../../Mozilla/Tech/XPCOM/Reference/Interface/nsIDOMChromeWindow|ChromeWindow interface]]. This function is unavailable to web pages, which can use the CSS cursor property instead.

Specification

This is not part of any specification.

Browser Compatibility

The compatibility table in this page is generated from structured data. If you'd like to contribute to the data, please check out https://github.com/mdn/browser-compat-data and send us a pull request.

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	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet
setCursor Non-standard'	Chrome No support No	Edge No support No	Firefox No support No	IE ?	Opera ?	Safari ?	WebView Android No support No	Chrome Android No support No	Firefox Android No support No	Opera Android ?	Safari iOS ?	Samsung Internet Android No support No

Legend

No support  

No support

Compatibility unknown  

Compatibility unknown

Non-standard. Expect poor cross-browser support.'

Non-standard. Expect poor cross-browser support.

Window.setCursor() by Mozilla Contributors is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.5.