javascript - :hover { cursor: pointer } on circle created via borderradius will make it a pointer even outside the circle - Stac

I've created a circle button using border-radius. My issue is that when using the following code: button:hover {cursor: pointer} the cursor will be a pointer even outside the circle ( but inside the "rectangular div"). Im pretty sure I need javascript to solve this (althou I've included the CSS tag in case im wrong), but other than that Im blank, if anyone could Point me in the right direction, it'd be great!

thanks.

I've created a circle button using border-radius. My issue is that when using the following code: button:hover {cursor: pointer} the cursor will be a pointer even outside the circle ( but inside the "rectangular div"). Im pretty sure I need javascript to solve this (althou I've included the CSS tag in case im wrong), but other than that Im blank, if anyone could Point me in the right direction, it'd be great!

thanks.

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Share Improve this question Follow edited Apr 14, 2012 at 0:41 Ruan Mendes 92.4k3131 gold badges159159 silver badges222222 bronze badges asked Apr 14, 2012 at 0:34 BrianPBrianP 7711 silver badge66 bronze badges 1

• 1 this is how the browser renders the element... the rounded edges are part of the element - so I don't think that this can be done (unless you use some html 5 canvas element on top or something - but this is very messy... – Yaron U. Commented Apr 14, 2012 at 0:45

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You can use SVG for that. SVG is cross browser capable.

<svg>
    <circle cx="40" cy="40" r="24"/>
</svg>

circle:hover{
    cursor: pointer;
    background: yellow;
}

DEMO: http://jsfiddle/DerekL/Jpnre/
MDN: https://developer.mozilla/en/CSS/Getting_Started/SVG_graphics