This property specifies the type of cursor to be displayed for the pointing device.

In MS windows these are defined in the pointers tab of the mouse category in control panel.
Standard choices usually include:

Windows	Default, Animated (Note: as of 2.0.0.8 FireFox; 9.24 Opera don't suppport ani )
	Black, Black (large), Black (extra large)
	Inverted, Inverted (large), Inverted (extra large)
	Standard (large), Standard (extra large)
Hands 1, Hands 2, Dinosaur, Old Fashioned, Conductor, Magnified, Variations, 3D-White, 3D-Bronze

Stored in registry :
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Control Panel\Cursors\Schemes]

Mouse over the definition for an example of how YOUR browser displays the different styles

style=cursor:auto The UA* determines the cursor based on the current context.

cursor:crosshair crosshair (e.g., short line segments resembling a "+" sign).

cursor:default platform-dependent default . Often rendered as an arrow.

cursor:pointer pointer that indicates a link. Often rendered as hand with pointing finger.

cursor:move Indicates something is to be moved. Often rendered as a 4-headed arrow, or grasping hand.

Compass points: style=cursor: N-resize, NE-resize, E-resize, SE-resize, S-resize, SW-resize, W-resize, NW-resize, Indicate that some edge is to be moved. For example, the 'SE-resize' cursor is used when the movement starts from the south-east corner of the box. NW N NE W E SW S SE

cursor:text: text that may be selected. Often rendered as an I-bar.

cursor:wait: program is busy and the user should wait. Often rendered as a watch or hourglass.

cursor:progress: user can interact with a busy program.

cursor:help: Help is available for the object under the cursor. Often rendered as a question mark or a balloon.

<uri> cursor:url(Cursors/MagicWand.ani),help; The user agent retrieves the cursor from the resource designated by the URI. If the user agent cannot handle the first cursor of a list of cursors, it should attempt to handle the second, etc. If the user agent cannot handle any user-defined cursor, it must use the generic cursor at the end of the list. <td style=cursor:url(http://www.rc.net./newark/st_aloysius/gifs/NJRTL.cur) onClick='location="http://NJRTL.org"'; > New Jersey Right to life

Examples of some of the cursors shipped with windows in C:\WinNT\cursors C:\Windows\cursors

firefox , chrome don't do .ani				DownLoad them
static image of cursors
coin	fillitup	banana	raindrop
hand NO	hand fingers thumping	handNS i.e. North South	handNWSE i.e. NorthWest SouthEast	handWE i.e. West East
HardDisk	ElectrifiedCPU	PleaseWait	LazarusStar	rainbow
appstart	appstar2	appstart3	stopwtch	download i.e. Globe to PC
drum	counter	MagicWand

revised by DGerman Dennis G German