CSS @media hover Property

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CSS @media hover

CSS @media hover can be used to test whether the user's primary input mechanism can hover over elements.

Example

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<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en-US"> <head> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0"> <style> @media (hover: hover){ h1 { color: blue; } } </style> </head> <body> <h1>CSS @media hover</h1> </body> </html>

Syntax

Using CSS

@media (hover: hover) { element{ color: red; } }

Using Javascript

elementelegram.dogdia = "(hover: hover)";

Media Query Value

The following table provides the list of media query value for hover.

ValueExplanation
noneSpecifies that the primary input mechanism cannot conveniently hover over elements.
hoverSpecifies that the primary input mechanism can conveniently hover over elements.

Using JavaScript

In the following example, we will demonstrate how to set the CSS @media hover media feature by using javascript.

Example

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<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en-US"> <head> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0"> </head> <body> <h1>CSS @media hover</h1> <button onclick="myFunction()">Click Me</button> <script> function myFunction(){ var styles = 'h1{ color:blue;}'; var styleSheet = document.createElement("style"); styleSheet.type = "text/css"; styleSheet.media = "(hover: hover)"; styleSheet.innerText = styles; document.head.appendChild(styleSheet); } </script> </body> </html>

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