jQuery UI Sortable Cursor Option

Last Updated : 23 Jul, 2025

jQuery UI Sortable Widget cursor Option is used to define the cursor that is being shown while sorting the elements.

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Syntax:

$( ".selector" ).sortable({
  cursor: "move"
});

Approach: First, add jQuery UI scripts needed for your project.

<link rel="stylesheet" href="//code.jquery.com/ui/1.12.1/themes/base/jquery-ui.css"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/resources/demos/style.css"> <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.12.4.js"></script> <script src="https://code.jquery.com/ui/1.12.1/jquery-ui.js"></script>

Example:

HTML
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">

<head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">

    <title>jQuery UI Sortable Widget cursor Option</title>

    <link rel="stylesheet" 
        href="//code.jquery.com/ui/1.12.1/themes/base/jquery-ui.css">
    <link rel="stylesheet" 
          href="/resources/demos/style.css">
    <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.12.4.js">
    </script>
    <script src="https://code.jquery.com/ui/1.12.1/jquery-ui.js">
    </script>
    <style>
        #sortable {
            list-style-type: none;
            width: 50%;
        }

        #sortable li {
            margin: 10px 0;
            padding: 0.5em;
            font-size: 25px;
            height: 20px;
        }
    </style>

    <script>
        $(function () {
            $("#sortable").sortable({
                cursor: "move"
            });
        });
    </script>
</head>

<body>
    <center>
        <h1 style="color: green;">GeeksforGeeks</h1>

        <h4>jQuery UI Sortable Widget cursor Option</h4>

        <ul id="sortable">
            <li class="ui-state-default">BCD</li>
            <li class="ui-state-default">CAB</li>
            <li class="ui-state-default">BAC</li>
            <li class="ui-state-default">BCA</li>
            <li class="ui-state-default">ABC</li>
        </ul>
    </center>
</body>

</html>

Output:

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