CSS pointer-events (for HTML)

This CSS property, when set to "none" allows elements to not receive hover/click events, instead the event will occur on anything behind it.

Spec https://wiki.csswg.org/spec/css4-ui#pointer-events
Status Unofficial / Note
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Notes

Already part of the SVG specification, and all SVG-supporting browsers appear to support the property on SVG elements.

Bugs

  • Does not work on links in IE11 and Edge 17 and below unless display is set to block or inline-block, or position is set to absolute or fixed.

  • Moving the scrollbar on an object with pointer-events: none; works in Firefox, but doesn't work in either Chrome or IE.

  • The SVG 2.0 specification also defines a bounding-box value. When the value of pointer-events is bounding-box, the rectangular area around the element can also receive pointer events. Only Chrome 65+ supports the bounding-box value.

  • IE 9 and 10 return true on 'pointerEvents' in document.documentElement.style due to support on SVG elements, but they don't support it on HTML elements.

  • Does not work in IE11 on select elements if only a parent has the property set (though it does work if the select element has it set explicitly)

Resources

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