Is it possible to remove the hand cursor that appears when hovering over a link? (or keep it set as the normal pointer)

Craig van Tonder picture Craig van Tonder · Jan 21, 2012 · Viewed 139.6k times · Source

I would like to remove the hand cursor that appears when you hover over a hyperlink.

I have tried this css:

a.link {
    cursor: pointer;
}

And this:

a.link {
    cursor: pointer !important;
}

And still it changes to the hand when I hover over the link.

Does anyone have any ideas as to why this happens or a solution that would enable me to achieve this effect?

Answer

bevacqua picture bevacqua · Jan 21, 2012

That's exactly what cursor: pointer; is supposed to do.

If you want the cursor to remain normal, you should be using cursor: default