The any-pointer CSS media feature tests whether the user has any pointing device (such as a mouse), and if so, how accurate it is.
Note: If you want to test the accuracy of the primary pointing device, use pointer instead.
Syntax
The any-pointer feature is specified as a keyword value chosen from the list below.
none- No pointing device is available.
coarse- At least one input mechanism includes a pointing device of limited accuracy.
fine- At least one input mechanism includes an accurate pointing device.
Note: More than one value can match if the available devices have different characteristics, although none only matches when none of them are pointing devices.
Examples
This example creates a small checkbox for users with at least one fine pointer and a large checkbox for users with at least one coarse pointer. The big checkbox takes precedence because it is declared after the small one.
HTML
<input id="test" type="checkbox" /> <label for="test">Look at me!</label>
CSS
input[type="checkbox"]:checked {
background: gray;
}
@media (any-pointer: fine) {
input[type="checkbox"] {
-moz-appearance: none;
-webkit-appearance: none;
appearance: none;
width: 15px;
height: 15px;
border: 1px solid blue;
}
}
@media (any-pointer: coarse) {
input[type="checkbox"] {
-moz-appearance: none;
-webkit-appearance: none;
appearance: none;
width: 30px;
height: 30px;
border: 2px solid red;
}
}
Result
Specifications
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Media Queries Level 4 The definition of 'any-pointer' in that specification. |
Candidate Recommendation | Initial definition. |
Browser compatibility
The compatibility table on this page is generated from structured data. If you'd like to contribute to the data, please check out https://github.com/mdn/browser-compat-data and send us a pull request.
| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
any-pointer media feature | Chrome Full support 41 | Edge Full support 12 | Firefox Full support 64 | IE No support No | Opera Full support 28 | Safari Full support 9 | WebView Android Full support 41 | Chrome Android Full support 41 | Firefox Android Full support 64 | Opera Android Full support 28 | Safari iOS Full support 9 | Samsung Internet Android Full support 4.0 |
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- Full support
- Full support
- No support
- No support
