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</Figure>

### Interactive cursors

Use utilities like `cursor-pointer`, `cursor-help`, and `cursor-wait` for interactive elements:

<Figure hint="Hover over each box to see the cursor change">

<Example>
{
<div className="grid grid-cols-2 gap-4 text-center sm:grid-cols-3">
<div className="flex flex-col items-center">
<p className="mb-3 font-mono text-xs font-medium text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400">cursor-pointer</p>
<div className="flex h-20 w-full cursor-pointer items-center justify-center rounded-md bg-indigo-500 text-sm font-semibold text-white dark:bg-sky-500">
Hover me
</div>
</div>
<div className="flex flex-col items-center">
<p className="mb-3 font-mono text-xs font-medium text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400">cursor-help</p>
<div className="flex h-20 w-full cursor-help items-center justify-center rounded-md bg-indigo-500 text-sm font-semibold text-white dark:bg-sky-500">
Hover me
</div>
</div>
<div className="flex flex-col items-center">
<p className="mb-3 font-mono text-xs font-medium text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400">cursor-context-menu</p>
<div className="flex h-20 w-full cursor-context-menu items-center justify-center rounded-md bg-indigo-500 text-sm font-semibold text-white dark:bg-sky-500">
Hover me
</div>
</div>
<div className="flex flex-col items-center">
<p className="mb-3 font-mono text-xs font-medium text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400">cursor-progress</p>
<div className="flex h-20 w-full cursor-progress items-center justify-center rounded-md bg-indigo-500 text-sm font-semibold text-white dark:bg-sky-500">
Hover me
</div>
</div>
<div className="flex flex-col items-center">
<p className="mb-3 font-mono text-xs font-medium text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400">cursor-wait</p>
<div className="flex h-20 w-full cursor-wait items-center justify-center rounded-md bg-indigo-500 text-sm font-semibold text-white dark:bg-sky-500">
Hover me
</div>
</div>
</div>
}
</Example>

```html
<!-- [!code classes:cursor-pointer,cursor-help,cursor-context-menu,cursor-progress,cursor-wait] -->
<div class="cursor-pointer ...">Hover me</div>
<div class="cursor-help ...">Hover me</div>
<div class="cursor-context-menu ...">Hover me</div>
<div class="cursor-progress ...">Hover me</div>
<div class="cursor-wait ...">Hover me</div>
```

</Figure>

### Selection cursors

Use utilities like `cursor-text` and `cursor-crosshair` for text selection and precise positioning:

<Figure hint="Hover over each box to see the cursor change">

<Example>
{
<div className="grid grid-cols-2 gap-4 text-center sm:grid-cols-3">
<div className="flex flex-col items-center">
<p className="mb-3 font-mono text-xs font-medium text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400">cursor-default</p>
<div className="flex h-20 w-full cursor-default items-center justify-center rounded-md bg-indigo-500 text-sm font-semibold text-white dark:bg-sky-500">
Hover me
</div>
</div>
<div className="flex flex-col items-center">
<p className="mb-3 font-mono text-xs font-medium text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400">cursor-text</p>
<div className="flex h-20 w-full cursor-text items-center justify-center rounded-md bg-indigo-500 text-sm font-semibold text-white dark:bg-sky-500">
Hover me
</div>
</div>
<div className="flex flex-col items-center">
<p className="mb-3 font-mono text-xs font-medium text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400">cursor-vertical-text</p>
<div className="flex h-20 w-full cursor-vertical-text items-center justify-center rounded-md bg-indigo-500 text-sm font-semibold text-white dark:bg-sky-500">
Hover me
</div>
</div>
<div className="flex flex-col items-center">
<p className="mb-3 font-mono text-xs font-medium text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400">cursor-crosshair</p>
<div className="flex h-20 w-full cursor-crosshair items-center justify-center rounded-md bg-indigo-500 text-sm font-semibold text-white dark:bg-sky-500">
Hover me
</div>
</div>
<div className="flex flex-col items-center">
<p className="mb-3 font-mono text-xs font-medium text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400">cursor-cell</p>
<div className="flex h-20 w-full cursor-cell items-center justify-center rounded-md bg-indigo-500 text-sm font-semibold text-white dark:bg-sky-500">
Hover me
</div>
</div>
</div>
}
</Example>

```html
<!-- [!code classes:cursor-default,cursor-text,cursor-vertical-text,cursor-crosshair,cursor-cell] -->
<div class="cursor-default ...">Hover me</div>
<div class="cursor-text ...">Hover me</div>
<div class="cursor-vertical-text ...">Hover me</div>
<div class="cursor-crosshair ...">Hover me</div>
<div class="cursor-cell ...">Hover me</div>
```

</Figure>

### Drag and drop cursors

Use utilities like `cursor-grab` and `cursor-move` for draggable elements:

<Figure hint="Hover over each box to see the cursor change">

<Example>
{
<div className="grid grid-cols-2 gap-4 text-center sm:grid-cols-3">
<div className="flex flex-col items-center">
<p className="mb-3 font-mono text-xs font-medium text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400">cursor-grab</p>
<div className="flex h-20 w-full cursor-grab items-center justify-center rounded-md bg-indigo-500 text-sm font-semibold text-white dark:bg-sky-500">
Hover me
</div>
</div>
<div className="flex flex-col items-center">
<p className="mb-3 font-mono text-xs font-medium text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400">cursor-grabbing</p>
<div className="flex h-20 w-full cursor-grabbing items-center justify-center rounded-md bg-indigo-500 text-sm font-semibold text-white dark:bg-sky-500">
Hover me
</div>
</div>
<div className="flex flex-col items-center">
<p className="mb-3 font-mono text-xs font-medium text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400">cursor-move</p>
<div className="flex h-20 w-full cursor-move items-center justify-center rounded-md bg-indigo-500 text-sm font-semibold text-white dark:bg-sky-500">
Hover me
</div>
</div>
<div className="flex flex-col items-center">
<p className="mb-3 font-mono text-xs font-medium text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400">cursor-copy</p>
<div className="flex h-20 w-full cursor-copy items-center justify-center rounded-md bg-indigo-500 text-sm font-semibold text-white dark:bg-sky-500">
Hover me
</div>
</div>
<div className="flex flex-col items-center">
<p className="mb-3 font-mono text-xs font-medium text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400">cursor-alias</p>
<div className="flex h-20 w-full cursor-alias items-center justify-center rounded-md bg-indigo-500 text-sm font-semibold text-white dark:bg-sky-500">
Hover me
</div>
</div>
<div className="flex flex-col items-center">
<p className="mb-3 font-mono text-xs font-medium text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400">cursor-no-drop</p>
<div className="flex h-20 w-full cursor-no-drop items-center justify-center rounded-md bg-indigo-500 text-sm font-semibold text-white dark:bg-sky-500">
Hover me
</div>
</div>
</div>
}
</Example>

```html
<!-- [!code classes:cursor-grab,cursor-grabbing,cursor-move,cursor-copy,cursor-alias,cursor-no-drop] -->
<div class="cursor-grab ...">Hover me</div>
<div class="cursor-grabbing ...">Hover me</div>
<div class="cursor-move ...">Hover me</div>
<div class="cursor-copy ...">Hover me</div>
<div class="cursor-alias ...">Hover me</div>
<div class="cursor-no-drop ...">Hover me</div>
```

</Figure>

### Resize cursors

Use resize cursor utilities to indicate which direction an element can be resized:

<Figure hint="Hover over each box to see the cursor change">

<Example>
{
<div className="grid grid-cols-2 gap-4 text-center sm:grid-cols-4">
<div className="flex flex-col items-center">
<p className="mb-3 font-mono text-xs font-medium text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400">cursor-n-resize</p>
<div className="flex h-20 w-full cursor-n-resize items-center justify-center rounded-md bg-indigo-500 text-sm font-semibold text-white dark:bg-sky-500">
Hover me
</div>
</div>
<div className="flex flex-col items-center">
<p className="mb-3 font-mono text-xs font-medium text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400">cursor-e-resize</p>
<div className="flex h-20 w-full cursor-e-resize items-center justify-center rounded-md bg-indigo-500 text-sm font-semibold text-white dark:bg-sky-500">
Hover me
</div>
</div>
<div className="flex flex-col items-center">
<p className="mb-3 font-mono text-xs font-medium text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400">cursor-s-resize</p>
<div className="flex h-20 w-full cursor-s-resize items-center justify-center rounded-md bg-indigo-500 text-sm font-semibold text-white dark:bg-sky-500">
Hover me
</div>
</div>
<div className="flex flex-col items-center">
<p className="mb-3 font-mono text-xs font-medium text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400">cursor-w-resize</p>
<div className="flex h-20 w-full cursor-w-resize items-center justify-center rounded-md bg-indigo-500 text-sm font-semibold text-white dark:bg-sky-500">
Hover me
</div>
</div>
<div className="flex flex-col items-center">
<p className="mb-3 font-mono text-xs font-medium text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400">cursor-ne-resize</p>
<div className="flex h-20 w-full cursor-ne-resize items-center justify-center rounded-md bg-indigo-500 text-sm font-semibold text-white dark:bg-sky-500">
Hover me
</div>
</div>
<div className="flex flex-col items-center">
<p className="mb-3 font-mono text-xs font-medium text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400">cursor-nw-resize</p>
<div className="flex h-20 w-full cursor-nw-resize items-center justify-center rounded-md bg-indigo-500 text-sm font-semibold text-white dark:bg-sky-500">
Hover me
</div>
</div>
<div className="flex flex-col items-center">
<p className="mb-3 font-mono text-xs font-medium text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400">cursor-se-resize</p>
<div className="flex h-20 w-full cursor-se-resize items-center justify-center rounded-md bg-indigo-500 text-sm font-semibold text-white dark:bg-sky-500">
Hover me
</div>
</div>
<div className="flex flex-col items-center">
<p className="mb-3 font-mono text-xs font-medium text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400">cursor-sw-resize</p>
<div className="flex h-20 w-full cursor-sw-resize items-center justify-center rounded-md bg-indigo-500 text-sm font-semibold text-white dark:bg-sky-500">
Hover me
</div>
</div>
<div className="flex flex-col items-center">
<p className="mb-3 font-mono text-xs font-medium text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400">cursor-ew-resize</p>
<div className="flex h-20 w-full cursor-ew-resize items-center justify-center rounded-md bg-indigo-500 text-sm font-semibold text-white dark:bg-sky-500">
Hover me
</div>
</div>
<div className="flex flex-col items-center">
<p className="mb-3 font-mono text-xs font-medium text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400">cursor-ns-resize</p>
<div className="flex h-20 w-full cursor-ns-resize items-center justify-center rounded-md bg-indigo-500 text-sm font-semibold text-white dark:bg-sky-500">
Hover me
</div>
</div>
<div className="flex flex-col items-center">
<p className="mb-3 font-mono text-xs font-medium text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400">cursor-nesw-resize</p>
<div className="flex h-20 w-full cursor-nesw-resize items-center justify-center rounded-md bg-indigo-500 text-sm font-semibold text-white dark:bg-sky-500">
Hover me
</div>
</div>
<div className="flex flex-col items-center">
<p className="mb-3 font-mono text-xs font-medium text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400">cursor-nwse-resize</p>
<div className="flex h-20 w-full cursor-nwse-resize items-center justify-center rounded-md bg-indigo-500 text-sm font-semibold text-white dark:bg-sky-500">
Hover me
</div>
</div>
<div className="flex flex-col items-center">
<p className="mb-3 font-mono text-xs font-medium text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400">cursor-col-resize</p>
<div className="flex h-20 w-full cursor-col-resize items-center justify-center rounded-md bg-indigo-500 text-sm font-semibold text-white dark:bg-sky-500">
Hover me
</div>
</div>
<div className="flex flex-col items-center">
<p className="mb-3 font-mono text-xs font-medium text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400">cursor-row-resize</p>
<div className="flex h-20 w-full cursor-row-resize items-center justify-center rounded-md bg-indigo-500 text-sm font-semibold text-white dark:bg-sky-500">
Hover me
</div>
</div>
<div className="flex flex-col items-center">
<p className="mb-3 font-mono text-xs font-medium text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400">cursor-all-scroll</p>
<div className="flex h-20 w-full cursor-all-scroll items-center justify-center rounded-md bg-indigo-500 text-sm font-semibold text-white dark:bg-sky-500">
Hover me
</div>
</div>
</div>
}
</Example>

```html
<!-- [!code classes:cursor-n-resize,cursor-e-resize,cursor-s-resize,cursor-w-resize,cursor-ne-resize,cursor-nw-resize,cursor-se-resize,cursor-sw-resize,cursor-ew-resize,cursor-ns-resize,cursor-nesw-resize,cursor-nwse-resize,cursor-col-resize,cursor-row-resize,cursor-all-scroll] -->
<div class="cursor-n-resize ...">Hover me</div>
<div class="cursor-e-resize ...">Hover me</div>
<div class="cursor-s-resize ...">Hover me</div>
<div class="cursor-w-resize ...">Hover me</div>
<div class="cursor-ne-resize ...">Hover me</div>
<div class="cursor-nw-resize ...">Hover me</div>
<div class="cursor-se-resize ...">Hover me</div>
<div class="cursor-sw-resize ...">Hover me</div>
<div class="cursor-ew-resize ...">Hover me</div>
<div class="cursor-ns-resize ...">Hover me</div>
<div class="cursor-nesw-resize ...">Hover me</div>
<div class="cursor-nwse-resize ...">Hover me</div>
<div class="cursor-col-resize ...">Hover me</div>
<div class="cursor-row-resize ...">Hover me</div>
<div class="cursor-all-scroll ...">Hover me</div>
```

</Figure>

### Zoom and state cursors

Use zoom cursor utilities and state indicators:

<Figure hint="Hover over each box to see the cursor change">

<Example>
{
<div className="grid grid-cols-2 gap-4 text-center sm:grid-cols-3">
<div className="flex flex-col items-center">
<p className="mb-3 font-mono text-xs font-medium text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400">cursor-zoom-in</p>
<div className="flex h-20 w-full cursor-zoom-in items-center justify-center rounded-md bg-indigo-500 text-sm font-semibold text-white dark:bg-sky-500">
Hover me
</div>
</div>
<div className="flex flex-col items-center">
<p className="mb-3 font-mono text-xs font-medium text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400">cursor-zoom-out</p>
<div className="flex h-20 w-full cursor-zoom-out items-center justify-center rounded-md bg-indigo-500 text-sm font-semibold text-white dark:bg-sky-500">
Hover me
</div>
</div>
<div className="flex flex-col items-center">
<p className="mb-3 font-mono text-xs font-medium text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400">cursor-not-allowed</p>
<div className="flex h-20 w-full cursor-not-allowed items-center justify-center rounded-md bg-indigo-500 text-sm font-semibold text-white dark:bg-sky-500">
Hover me
</div>
</div>
<div className="flex flex-col items-center">
<p className="mb-3 font-mono text-xs font-medium text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400">cursor-auto</p>
<div className="flex h-20 w-full cursor-auto items-center justify-center rounded-md bg-indigo-500 text-sm font-semibold text-white dark:bg-sky-500">
Hover me
</div>
</div>
<div className="flex flex-col items-center">
<p className="mb-3 font-mono text-xs font-medium text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400">cursor-none</p>
<div className="flex h-20 w-full cursor-none items-center justify-center rounded-md bg-indigo-500 text-sm font-semibold text-white dark:bg-sky-500">
Hover me
</div>
</div>
</div>
}
</Example>

```html
<!-- [!code classes:cursor-zoom-in,cursor-zoom-out,cursor-not-allowed,cursor-auto,cursor-none] -->
<div class="cursor-zoom-in ...">Hover me</div>
<div class="cursor-zoom-out ...">Hover me</div>
<div class="cursor-not-allowed ...">Hover me</div>
<div class="cursor-auto ...">Hover me</div>
<div class="cursor-none ...">Hover me</div>
```

</Figure>

### Using a custom value

<UsingACustomValue element="button" utility="cursor" value="url(hand.cur),_pointer" />
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