Is there a `pointer-events:hoverOnly` or similar in CSS?

html css pointer-events

Jimmery · Mar 4, 2014 · Viewed 57.3k times · Source

Just been playing about with pointer-events property in CSS.

I have a div that I want to be invisible to all mouse events, except for :hover.

So all click commands go through the div to the one below it, but the div can report whether the mouse is above it or not still.

Can anyone tell me if this can be done?

HTML:

<div class="layer" style="z-index:20; pointer-events:none;">Top layer</div>
<div class="layer" style="z-index:10;">Bottom layer</div>

CSS:

.layer {
    position:absolute;
    top:0px;
    left:0px;
    height:400px;
    width:400px;
}

Answer

Hover only. It is very easy. No JS... Prevent link default action too.

a:hover {
	color: red;
}
a:active {
	pointer-events: none;
}

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