how to set cursor style to pointer for links without hrefs

Question

in your css file add this….

a:hover {
 cursor:pointer;
}

if you don’t have a css file, add this to the HEAD of your HTML page

<style type="text/css">
 a:hover {
  cursor:pointer;
 }
</style>

also you can use the href=”” attribute by returning false at the end of your javascript.

<a href="" onclick="doSomething(); return false;">a link</a>

this is good for many reasons. SEO or if people don’t have javascript, the href=”” will work. e.g.

<a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2409836/nojavascriptpage.html" onclick="doSomething(); return false;">a link</a>

@see http://www.alistapart.com/articles/behavioralseparation

Edit: Worth noting @BalusC’s answer where he mentions :hover is not necessary for the OP’s use case. Although other style can be add with the :hover selector.

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