How to change cursor in react js?

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To change cursor when hovering in react js, you can use style={{cursor: 'pointer'}}. It will change cursor when hovering in react js.

Today, I am going to show you, how to change cursor in react js.

Table of contents

• Install and create a new React app.
• Import react component.
• Create a Component.

Let’s start with the first step.

Step 1: Install and create a new React app.

First you have to install the React project. You should use create-react-app command to create a new React project.

npx create-react-app my-app
cd my-app
npm start

Step 2: Import react component.

After installing, you have to import your React component.

import React from 'react';

Step 3: Create a Component.

You can use style={{cursor: 'pointer'}} to change cursor in react js.

<div
  style={{
    cursor: 'pointer', 
    padding: '10px',
    border: '1px solid black',
      }}
    >
      Hover over me to see a pointer cursor!
</div>

Change cursor example.

The below code is an example of a React. You have to import React and use style={{cursor: 'pointer'}} to change cursor in react js.

App.js

import React from 'react';

const App = () => {
  return (
    <div
      style={{
        cursor: 'pointer', 
        padding: '10px',
        border: '1px solid black',
      }}
    >
      Hover over me to see a pointer cursor!
    </div>
  );
};

export default App;

In the above code example, I have used the cursor: 'pointer' to change cursor in react js.

Check the output of the above code.

All the best 👍