# CSS: “cursor”: X is not a “cursor” value.
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The value given to the CSS `cursor` property is not one the specification allows, so browsers ignore the whole declaration.
The `cursor` property sets the pointer shown while the mouse is over an element. It accepts a fixed list of keywords, such as `auto`, `default`, `pointer`, `text`, `move`, `help`, `wait`, `not-allowed`, `grab` and `zoom-in`. Any other word is rejected, including names that sound plausible: `hand`, `arrow`, `link` and `head` are not cursor keywords. Typos and values copied from another property end up here too.
When a browser meets an unknown value, it drops the declaration and keeps the cursor the element would have had anyway, usually the inherited one or `auto`. A button meant to show a pointing hand ends up with the plain arrow, and nothing in the page tells you why.
The same message appears for a custom cursor image with no fallback. A `url()` value must be followed by a comma and a keyword, which the browser uses when the image can't be loaded. `cursor: url(magnifier.png)` is invalid, while `cursor: url(magnifier.png), zoom-in` is valid.
To fix it, replace the value with the keyword that matches what the element does (`pointer` for clickable elements, `default` for the standard arrow, `text` for selectable text), and end every list of `url()` images with a keyword.
## Invalid example
The first declaration uses a word that isn't a cursor keyword, and the second has an image with no fallback:
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## Valid example
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## Valid example
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