The hover CSS media feature can be used to test whether the user's primary input mechanism can hover over elements.
The hover CSS media feature can be used to test whether the user's primary input mechanism can hover over elements.
The hover feature is specified as a keyword value chosen from the list below.
noneThe primary input mechanism cannot hover at all or cannot conveniently hover (e.g., many mobile devices emulate hovering when the user performs an inconvenient long tap), or there is no primary pointing input mechanism.
hoverThe primary input mechanism can conveniently hover over elements.
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a:hover { /* default hover effect */ color: black; background: yellow; } @media (hover: hover) { /* when supported */ a:hover { color: white; background: black; } }
| Specification |
|---|
| Media Queries Level 4 # hover |
| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | WebView Android | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | |
hover |
38
Before Chrome 41, the implementation was buggy and reported
(hover: none) on non-touch-based computers with a mouse/trackpad. See bug 441613. |
12 |
64 |
No |
28 |
9 |
38
Before Chrome 41, the implementation was buggy and reported
(hover: none) on non-touch-based computers with a mouse/trackpad. See bug 441613. |
50 |
64 |
28 |
9 |
5.0 |