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# love.mouse.setCursor

Available since LÖVE 0.9.0
This function is not supported in earlier versions.

Sets the current mouse cursor.

## Function

### Synopsis

love.mouse.setCursor( cursor )

### Arguments

`Cursor cursor`
  The Cursor object to use as the current mouse cursor.

### Returns

Nothing.

## Function

### Synopsis

love.mouse.setCursor( )

### Arguments

None.

### Returns

Nothing.

### Notes

Resets the current mouse cursor to the default.

## Examples

function love.load()
cursor = love.mouse.getSystemCursor("hand")
-- Or:
-- cursor = love.mouse.newCursor("pig.png", 0, 0)
end
function love.mousepressed(x, y, button)
if button == "l" then
-- Use a custom cursor when the left mouse button is pressed.
love.mouse.setCursor(cursor)
end
end
function love.mousereleased(x, y, button)
if button == "l" then
-- Go back to the default cursor when the left mouse button is released.
love.mouse.setCursor()
end
end

## See Also

- love.mouse
- love.mouse.newCursor
- love.mouse.getCursor

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