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.

ThehoverCSS media feature can be used to test whether the user'sprimary input mechanism can hover over elements.

Syntax

Thehover feature is specified as a keyword value chosen from the list below.

none: The primary input mechanism cannot hover at all or cannot conveniently hover (e.g., many mobile devices emulate hovering when the user performs an inconvenient long tap), or there is no primary pointing input mechanism.
hover: The primary input mechanism can conveniently hover over elements.

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;  }}