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How to change the cursor into a hand when a user hovers over a list item (CSS)

How to change the cursor into a hand when a user hovers over a list item (CSS)

Matthew C.

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The Problem

You have a list where items can be moved by clicking and dragging. How do you change the cursor to look like a hand to indicate that the items can be grabbed?

The Solution

Set the cursor CSS property of the list items to “grab” using the :hover pseudo class selector:

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li:hover {
  cursor: grab;
}
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