`hover` CSS media feature

Baseline Widely available

This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It's been available across browsers since December 2018.

The hover CSS media feature can be used to test 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.

Examples

HTML

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

CSS

/* default hover effect */
a:hover {
  color: black;
  background: yellow;
}

@media (hover: hover) {
  /* when hover is supported */
  a:hover {
    color: white;
    background: black;
  }
}

Result

Specifications

Specification
Media Queries Level 4 # hover

Browser compatibility

	Desktop					Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Opera	Safari	Chrome Android	Firefox for Android	Opera Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet	WebView Android	WebView on iOS
`hover`	38 Before Chrome 41, the implementation was buggy and reported `(hover: none)` on non-touch-based computers with a mouse/trackpad. See bug 40397980.	12	64	25 Before Opera 28, the implementation was buggy and reported `(hover: none)` on non-touch-based computers with a mouse/trackpad. See bug 40397980.	9	50 On some Android devices, such as certain Samsung models, the `(hover: hover)` media query may incorrectly match. See bug 41445959.	64	37 On some Android devices, such as certain Samsung models, the `(hover: hover)` media query may incorrectly match. See bug 41445959.	9	5.0 On some Android devices, such as certain Samsung models, the `(hover: hover)` media query may incorrectly match. See bug 41445959.	50 On some Android devices, such as certain Samsung models, the `(hover: hover)` media query may incorrectly match. See bug 41445959.	9