CSScaret-color Property
Definition and Usage
Thecaret-color property specifies the color of the cursor (caret) in inputs, textareas, or any element that is editable.
| Default value: | auto |
|---|---|
| Inherited: | yes |
| Animatable: | no.Read aboutanimatable |
| Version: | CSS3 |
| JavaScript syntax: | object.style.caretColor="red"Try it |
Browser Support
The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the property.
| Property | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| caret-color | 57.0 | 79.0 | 53.0 | 11.1 | 44.0 |
CSS Syntax
caret-color: auto|color|initial|inherit;
Property Values
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| auto | Default. Browsers uses the currentColor for the caret |
| color | Specifies a color to use for the caret. All legal color values can be used (rgb, hex, named-color, etc). For more information on legal values, read ourCSS Colors Tutorial |
| initial | Sets this property to its default value.Read aboutinitial |
| inherit | Inherits this property from its parent element.Read aboutinherit |
