Interactivity

Pointer Events

Utilities for controlling whether an element responds to pointer events.

Quick reference

Basic usage

Controlling pointer event behavior

Use pointer-events-auto to revert to the default browser behavior for pointer events (like :hover and click).

Use pointer-events-none to make an element ignore pointer events. The pointer events will still trigger on child elements and pass-through to elements that are “beneath” the target.

Try clicking the search icons to see the expected behaviour

<div class="relative ...">
  <div class="absolute pointer-events-auto ...">
    <svg class="absolute text-gray-400 h-5 w-5" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="currentColor">
      <path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M8 4a4 4 0 100 8 4 4 0 000-8zM2 8a6 6 0 1110.89 3.476l4.817 4.817a1 1 0 01-1.414 1.414l-4.816-4.816A6 6 0 012 8z" clip-rule="evenodd" />
    </svg>
  </div>
  <input type="text" placeholder="Search" class="...">
</div>
<div class="relative ...">
  <div class="absolute pointer-events-none ...">
    <svg class="absolute text-gray-400 h-5 w-5" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="currentColor">
      <path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M8 4a4 4 0 100 8 4 4 0 000-8zM2 8a6 6 0 1110.89 3.476l4.817 4.817a1 1 0 01-1.414 1.414l-4.816-4.816A6 6 0 012 8z" clip-rule="evenodd" />
    </svg>
  </div>
  <input type="text" placeholder="Search" class="...">
</div>

Applying conditionally

Hover, focus, and other states

Tailwind lets you conditionally apply utility classes in different states using variant modifiers. For example, use focus:pointer-events-auto to only apply the pointer-events-auto utility on focus.

<div class="pointer-events-none focus:pointer-events-auto">
  <!-- ... -->
</div>

For a complete list of all available state modifiers, check out the Hover, Focus, & Other States documentation.

Breakpoints and media queries

You can also use variant modifiers to target media queries like responsive breakpoints, dark mode, prefers-reduced-motion, and more. For example, use md:pointer-events-auto to apply the pointer-events-auto utility at only medium screen sizes and above.

<div class="pointer-events-none md:pointer-events-auto">
  <!-- ... -->
</div>

To learn more, check out the documentation on Responsive Design, Dark Mode and other media query modifiers.