How to Style a Cursor as 'Text' While Disabling Mouse Clicks on an Element?

Cursor Styling with Disabled Mouse Interactions

When attempting to use both "pointer-events: none" and "cursor: text" CSS properties, users may encounter the issue of the cursor not changing its appearance despite being disabled. This happens because "pointer-events: none" disables all mouse interactions with the element.

To resolve this, rather than applying the cursor property directly to the affected link, it should be applied to the parent element. This can be done by wrapping the link with a container element and applying the cursor style to the container.

Example Code:

HTML:

<code class="html"><span class="wrapper">
    <a href="#">Some Link</a>
</span></code>

CSS:

<code class="css">.wrapper {
    position: relative;
    cursor: text;  /* This is used */
}
.wrapper a {
    pointer-events: none;
}</code>

Additional Considerations:

• In IE11, a pseudo-element may be required:

<code class="css">.wrapper:after {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    width: 100%; height: 100%;
    top: 0; left: 0;
}</code>

• In Firefox, the cursor can't be applied directly to the text inside the link. Instead, the pseudo-element approach should be used to make the text selectable while still applying the cursor style to the container.

By implementing this approach, the cursor property can be successfully modified while preventing mouse interactions with the specified element.

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