hover
Baseline Widely available
This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since December 2018.
The hover
CSS media feature can be used to test whether the user's primary input mechanism can hover over elements.
Syntax
The hover
feature is specified as a keyword value chosen from the list below.
Examples
HTML
html
<a href="#">Try hovering over me!</a>
CSS
css
/* default hover effect */
a:hover {
color: black;
background: yellow;
}
@media (hover: hover) {
/* when hover is supported */
a:hover {
color: white;
background: black;
}
}
Result
Specifications
Specification |
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Media Queries Level 4 # hover |
Browser compatibility
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- Full support
- Full support
- See implementation notes.
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