Using jQuery or just plain Javascript is it possible to change to a custom cursor?

Question

I know it is possible to use jQuery to do something like:

$(\'body\').css(\'cursor\',\'wait\');

What I want to know is: is it possible to chang

Answer 1

You are just manipulating CSS on the fly here. See the spec — URIs are acceptable. Browser support is variable. I haven't tried it in years, but last time I did Internet Explorer required the cursors to be in .cur format.

That said, while it is possible, there are a good set of standard cursors that users recognise. It is rare that you will have thing usefully represented by a cursor that isn't covered by the standard list, and when that list does cover things it should be used so users don't have to learn a new icon.