# Changing the cursor over text

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/changing-the-cursor-over-text/295444>\
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**Created:** [August 30, 2009, 12:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/changing-the-cursor-over-text/295444 "2009-08-30T12:48:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![possum87](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ba9def/32.png) [@possum87](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/possum87)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2009, 12:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/changing-the-cursor-over-text/295444/1 "2009-08-30T12:48:14Z")

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I’m using dynamically created text as a button, but I want the cursor to not turn into the little line you get hovering over text, is there a way to do this?

useHandCursor = true

doesnt seem to work for the actual word.