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caret-color coloring text cursor

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Published: 22 Oct 2026 13:13 · Updated: 22 Oct 2026 13:13

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In brief

The vertical feature when writing is different from the color of the text and selection.

Useful to know

caret-color sets the text cursor color to an editable field. This is the thin line that indicates where the next character will be entered, not the mouse pointer. [1]

Example: input, textarea { caret-color: darkblue; }. The text may remain black, and the cursor may be blue. Check its visibility on the background and on different themes . transparent makes it invisible, but does not prohibit editing. For an inaccessible field, use the correct HTML state; a hidden cursor only makes it difficult to write orientation.

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  1. [1] MDN — caret-color ↗