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@media.hover

The hover CSS @media media feature can be used to apply styles based on whether the user's primary input mechanism can hover over elements.

Syntax

The hover feature is specified as a keyword value chosen from the list below.

none: The primary input mechanism cannot hover at all or cannot conveniently hover (e.g., many mobile devices emulate hovering when the user performs an inconvenient long tap), or there is no primary pointing input mechanism.
hover: The primary input mechanism can conveniently hover over elements.

Example

HTML

<a href="#">Try hovering over me!</a>

CSS

@media (hover: hover) {
  a:hover {
    background: yellow;
  }
}

Result

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
Media Queries Level 4 The definition of 'hover' in that specification.	Working Draft	Initial definition.

Browser compatibility

Feature	Chrome	Firefox (Gecko)	Edge	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari
Basic support	38 [1]	No support^[2]	20 or earlier (12)	Nightly build	28	9 ^[3]

Feature	Android	Chrome for Android	Firefox Mobile (Gecko)	IE Mobile	Opera Mobile	Safari Mobile
Basic support	No support	50	No support^[2]	36	?	9.2

[1]: In Chrome <41, the implementation was buggy and reported (hover: none) on non-touch-based computers with a mouse/trackpad; see Chromium bug #441613.

[2]: bug 1035774 – Implement Interaction Media Features including pointer:coarse that replaces non-standard -moz-touch-enabled

[3]: Implemented in WebKit bug #134822.