Using an SVG image to change the cursor to a pointer in CSS

I've been attempting to use a custom cursor pointer with an SVG image, but unfortunately, it's not functioning as expected. Interestingly, when I switch to a PNG image, everything works perfectly fine.

Below is the code snippet I'm using:

.container {
  /* SVG not working */
  cursor: url("/images/icon-cross.svg"), auto;
  /* PNG working */
  cursor: url("/images/icon-cross.png"), auto;
}

Is there a workaround or any particular trick to make the SVG image function as the cursor, or is it simply not supported?

Thank you

UPDATE

Here is the SVG code:

 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!-- Generator: Adobe Illustrator 16.2.1, SVG Export Plug-In . SVG Version: 6.00 Build 0)  -->
<!DOCTYPE svg PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD SVG 1.1//EN" "http://www.w3.org/Graphics/SVG/1.1/DTD/svg11.dtd">
<svg version="1.1" id="Layer_1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" x="0px" y="0px"
     width="512px" height="512px" viewBox="0 0 512 512" style="enable-background:new 0 0 512 512;" xml:space="preserve">
<path d="M443.6,387.1L312.4,255.4l131.5-130c5.4-5.4,5.4-14.2,0-19.6l-37.4-37.6c-2.6-2.6-6.1-4-9.8-4c-3.7,0-7.2,1.5-9.8,4
    L256,197.8L124.9,68.3c-2.6-2.6-6.1-4-9.8-4c-3.7,0-7.2,1.5-9.8,4L68,105.9c-5.4,5.4-5.4,14.2,0,19.6l131.5,130L68.4,387.1
    c-2.6,2.6-4.1,6.1-4.1,9.8c0,3.7,1.4,7.2,4.1,9.8l37.4,37.6c-2.7,2.7-6.2,4.1-9.8,4.1c-3.5,0-7.1-1.3-9.8-4.1L256,313.1l130.7,131.1
    c2.7,2.7,6.2,4.1,9.8,4.1c3.5,0,7.1-1.3,9.8-4.1l37.4-37.6c-2.6-2.6,4.1-6.1,4.1-9.8C447.7,393.2,446.2,389.7,443.6,387.1z"/>
</svg>
csssvg

Answer №1

Your image size is too large. Please decrease the width and height to less than 128px.

Explore icon size limits for cursors in CSS on MDN

The maximum size allowed for a cursor image is 128×128px. Cursors larger than this are not recognized.

Here is an example:

cursor: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='32' height='32' ...") 16 16, pointer;


.container {
  width: 50vw;
  height: 50vh;
  background: gold;
  cursor: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='32' height='32' viewBox='0 0 512 512'%3e%3cg transform='rotate(45 256 256)'%3e%3crect id='r' x='16' y='216' width='480' height='80' rx='14'/%3e%3cuse href='%23r' transform='rotate(90 256 256)'/%3e%3c/g%3e%3c/svg%3e") 16 16, pointer;
}
<div class="container"></div>

Edit: Included hotspot (center coordinates) details for the cursor (refer to Dennis Bauszus' comment)

Answer №2

If you're looking to add a Blob URL to the CSS url function, you can do so easily.

const svgBlob = new Blob([**your SVG String**],{type: 'image/svg+xml'});
const cssURL = window.URL.createObjectURL(svgBlob);

Once you have the URL variable, simply insert it into the url function in your CSS to achieve the desired cursor pointer effect.

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