pointer
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 pointer CSS media feature tests whether the user has a pointing device (such as a mouse), and if so, how accurate the primary pointing device is.
Note: If you want to test the accuracy of any pointing device, use any-pointer instead.
Syntax
The pointer feature is specified as a keyword value chosen from the list below.
Examples
This example creates a small checkbox for users with fine primary pointers and a large checkbox for users with coarse primary pointers.
HTML
html
<input id="test" type="checkbox" /> <label for="test">Look at me!</label> CSS
css
input[type="checkbox"] { appearance: none; border: solid; margin: 0; } input[type="checkbox"]:checked { background: gray; } @media (pointer: fine) { input[type="checkbox"] { width: 15px; height: 15px; border-width: 1px; border-color: blue; } } @media (pointer: coarse) { input[type="checkbox"] { width: 30px; height: 30px; border-width: 2px; border-color: red; } } Result
Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| Media Queries Level 4> # pointer> |
Browser compatibility
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