Browser support of cursor property in CSS2 and CSS3

CSS2: auto | crosshair | default | pointer | move | e-resize | ne-resize | nw-resize | n-resize | se-resize | sw-resize | s-resize | w-resize | text | wait | help | (CSS2.1) progress | inherit | <URI>

CSS3: copy | alias | context-menu | cell | all-scroll | col-resize | row-resize | no-drop | not-allowed | vertical-text

Proprietary: grab, grabbing, zoomin, zoomout, selected text drag, copy, drop, counter-up, counter-down, dynamiczoom, PDF link

Custom: Mozilla bookmark dragging (2), Mozilla bookmark dragging no drop (2), Horizontal frame (or pane) splitter/divider resizing, Vertical frame (or pane) splitter/divider resizing, link opening a blank window, link with a href="mailto:UserName@domainName.xxx", link with a href="path/filename.exe" triggering a download

Additional references: W3C, MSDN, for MacIntosch, test suites, bugzilla bugfiles

Testing all-scroll cursors for related bugfiles

Cursor property name	Browser support	CSS versions	Notes
auto		CSS2
crosshair		CSS2
default		CSS2
pointer		CSS2	and hand for MSIE
move		CSS2
e-resize		CSS2
ne-resize		CSS2
nw-resize		CSS2
n-resize		CSS2
se-resize		CSS2
sw-resize		CSS2
s-resize		CSS2
w-resize		CSS2
text		CSS2
wait		CSS2
help		CSS2	The arrow of the help cursor is a bit smaller than the one in other cursors on Windows
progress		CSS2.1	-moz-spinning for Mozilla-based browsers. Mozilla 1.7.1 alpha supports style="cursor: progress;" (see Bug 230343)
inherit		CSS2
<URI>	1.8b2+	CSS2	MSIE supports .ani and .cur file types but not .csr; MSIE 6 also supports .ani file type but only locally due to a security flaw; Mozilla 1.8b2 and higher supports .cur, .png and .gif file types
Cursor property name	Browser support	CSS versions	Notes
copy		CSS3	-moz-copy
alias		CSS3	-moz-alias
cell		CSS3	-moz-cell
context-menu		CSS3	Mac and Unix only
col-resize	1.8b+	CSS3	Demo in 1.8b+
row-resize	1.8b+	CSS3
not-allowed	1.8b+	CSS3
no-drop		CSS3	Bug 275173: CSS3 cursor no-drop support
vertical-text	1.8b+	CSS3
all-scroll		CSS3	Bug 275174: CSS3 cursor all-scroll support Bug 309537: When autoscrolling, cursor should indicate current scrolling direction
Cursor property name	Browser support	CSS version or type	Notes
grab		Proprietary	-moz-grab
grabbing		Proprietary	-moz-grabbing
zoom-in		Extension	-moz-zoom-in Demo in
zoom-out		Extension	-moz-zoom-out Demo in
Selected text drag		Native cursor in Windows platforms	happening when dragging a bookmark or a favorite on personal bookmark toolbar or Links toolbar in Windows-based browsers and when dragging a selected text in Win32 platforms
copy		Opera extension	copy moving bookmark on the personal bar
drop		Opera extension	drop moving bookmark on the personal bar
count-up		Mozilla extension	-moz-count-up Asynchronous progress indicator in the application is now the recommended replacement for such cursor
count-down		Mozilla extension	-moz-count-down Asynchronous progress indicator in the application is now the recommended replacement for such cursor
count-up-down		Mozilla extension	-moz-count-up-down Asynchronous progress indicator in the application is now the recommended replacement for such cursor
dynamic zoom		Adobe extension	dynamiczoom Demo in and 1.8b2+
PDF link		PDF file type icon	Cursor: Bug 246481
Cursor property name if any	Browser support	CSS version or type	Notes
Mozilla bookmark dragging		Custom	Bug 230337
Mozilla bookmark dragging 2		Custom	Bug 230337
Mozilla bookmark dragging no drop		Custom	Bug 230337
Mozilla bookmark dragging no drop 2		Custom	Bug 230337
Large vertical frame resizer		Custom Simply Web 2000 ext.	Bug 18958 or bug 230081
Medium vertical frame resizer		Custom Simply Web 2000 ext.	Bug 18958 or bug 230081
Medium horizontal frame resizer		Custom Simply Web 2000 ext.; Windows' regedit pane resizer cursor	Bug 18958 or bug 230081
Link opening a new window thanks to target="_blank"	add-on	Custom (www.draig.de/LinkBar/)	Bug 169678
Link with a mailto:	add-on	Custom (www.draig.de/LinkBar/)	Bug 169678
Link triggering a download of an .exe file	add-on	Custom (www.draig.de/LinkBar/)	Bug 169678
Cursor property name if any	Browser support	CSS version or type	Notes

Additional references:
CSS2 cursors at W3C
CSS2.1 cursors at W3C
CSS3 cursors at W3C
Cursor property at MSDN
Eric Meyer's CSS2 test suite on cursors
Original testcase for bug 163174
Mac cursors
Bug 18958: Proper cursor for splitter is <-||-> not <-->
Bug 38447: Implement Handling of URI Values on CSS2 "cursor" Properties FIXED on March 16th 2005 (Mozilla 1.8b2+)
Bug 77974: CSS2 blocker: Alternate cursor should load if URI is broken FIXED in builds created after January 17th 2004
Bug 163174: Support CSS3 cursors FIXED on December 18th 2004
Bug 164689: Changing the cursor on mousedown (cursors don't get repainted until they get moved) FIXED on January 12th 2005
Bug 90213: Specific mousepointer when hovering mouse over a mailto: link
Bug 169678: Cursor should reflect type of link (pop-up, download, mailto)
Bug 230081: Proper cursors for frame (or pane) resizing
Bug 230337: Proper cursors for bookmark dragging
Bug 246481: Customized cursor when hovering a .pdf link
Bug 275173: Cursor glyph for CSS3 'no-drop' is the same as for 'not-allowed'
Bug 275174: Cursor glyph for CSS3 'all-scroll' is the same as for 'move'
Bug 280331: Mozilla's special application cursors and CSS3 cursors should fit to the underlying OS cursor theme
Bug 309537: When autoscrolling, cursor should indicate current scrolling direction
Bug 309538: Autoscroll indicator should show possible scrolling directions FIXED on October 20th 2005
Apple Standard Cursors in Mac OS X

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