CSS Filters

Below you will be able to see the different filters available with CSS.

Color Displayed Color Name Description Code Example
activeborder Active Window Border style="background-color: activeborder"
activecaption Active Window Caption style="background-color: activecaption"
appworkspace Background Color of MDI Applications style="background-color: appworkspace"
background Desktop Background style="background-color: background"
buttonface Button Face style="background-color: buttonface"
buttonhighlight Button Highlight style="background-color: buttonhighlight"
buttonshadow Button Shadow style="background-color: buttonshadow"
buttontext Button Text style="background-color: buttontext"
captiontext Caption Text style="background-color: captiontext"
graytext Disabled Text style="background-color: graytext"
highlight Highlight style="background-color: highlight"
highlighttext Highlight Text style="background-color: highlighttext"
inactiveborder Inactive Window Border style="background-color: inactiveborder"
inactivecaption Inactive Window Caption style="background-color: inactivecaption"
inactivecaptiontext Inactive Caption Text style="background-color: inactivecaptiontext"
infobackground Tooltip Background Color style="background-color: infobackground"
infotext Tooltip Text style="background-color: infotext"
menu Menu Background style="background-color: menu"
menutext Menu Text style="background-color: menutext"
scrollbar Scrollbar background style="background-color: scrollbar"
threeddarkshadow Dark Shadow for 3D Elements style="background-color: threeddarkshadow"
threedface Face Color for 3D Elements style="background-color: threedface"
threedhighlight Highlight Color for 3D Elements style="background-color: threedhighlight"
threedlightshadow Light Shadow for 3D Elements style="background-color: threedlightshadow"
threedshadow Shadow for 3D Elements style="background-color: threedshadow"
window Window Background style="background-color: window"
windowframe Window Frame style="background-color: windowframe"
windowtext Window Text style="background-color: windowtext"

 Font Settings
Font Displayed Font Name Description Code Example
AaBbCcDd caption Font Used for Window Captions style="font: caption"
AaBbCcDd icon Font Used to Label Icons style="font: icon"
AaBbCcDd menu Font Used in Menus style="font: menu"
AaBbCcDd message-box Font Used in Dialog Boxs style="font: message-box"
AaBbCcDd small-caption Font Used for Tool Window Captions style="font: small-caption"
AaBbCcDd status-bar Font Used for Status Bars style="font: status-bar"

 Cursor Settings
Cursor Name Description Code Example
all-scroll IE 6.0 or later. Arrows pointing up, down, left, and right with a dot in the middle, indicating that the page can be scrolled in any direction. style="cursor: all-scroll"
auto Browser determines which cursor to display based on the current context. style="cursor: auto"
col-resize IE 6.0 or later. Arrows pointing left and right with a vertical bar separating them, indicating that the item/column can be resized horizontally. style="cursor: col-resize"
crosshair Simple cross hair. style="cursor: crosshair"
default Platform-dependent default cursor; usually an arrow. style="cursor: default"
hand Hand with the first finger pointing up, as when the user moves the pointer over a link. style="cursor: hand"
help Arrow with question mark, indicating help is available. style="cursor: help"
move Crossed arrows, indicating something is to be moved. style="cursor: move"
no-drop IE 6.0 or later. Hand with a small circle with a line through it, indicating that the dragged item cannot be dropped at the current cursor location. style="cursor: no-drop"
not-allowed IE 6.0 or later. Circle with a line through it, indicating that the requested action will not be carried out. style="cursor: not-allowed"
pointer Hand with the first finger pointing up, as when the user moves the pointer over a link. Identical to hand. style="cursor: pointer"
progress IE 6.0 or later. Arrow with an hourglass next to it, indicating that a process is running in the background. User interaction with the page is unaffected. style="cursor: progress"
row-resize IE 6.0 or later. Arrows pointing up and down with a horizontal bar separating them, indicating that the item/row can be resized vertically. style="cursor: row-resize"
text Editable text; usually an I-bar. style="cursor: text"
url(uri) IE 6.0 or later. Cursor is defined by the author, using a custom Uniform Resource Identifier (URI), such as url('mycursor.cur'). Cursors of type .CUR and .ANI are the only supported cursor types. style="cursor: url('../cursors/metronom.ani')"
vertical-text IE 6.0 or later. Editable vertical text, indicated by a horizontal I-bar. style="cursor: vertical-text"
wait Hourglass or watch, indicating that the program is busy and the user should wait. style="cursor: wait"
*-resize Arrows, indicating an edge is to be moved; the asterisk (*) can be N, NE, NW, S, SE, SW, E, or W—each representing a compass direction.
n-resize style="cursor: n-resize"
s-resize style="cursor: s-resize"
e-resize style="cursor: e-resize"
w-resize style="cursor: w-resize"
ne-resize style="cursor: ne-resize"
nw-resize style="cursor: nw-resize"
se-resize style="cursor: se-resize"
sw-resize style="cursor: sw-resize"
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