The [_MOUSESHOW](_MOUSESHOW) statement displays the mouse cursor and can change its shape.

## Syntax

> [_MOUSESHOW](_MOUSESHOW) [cursorShape$]

## Description

* Simply use the statement whenever [_MOUSEHIDE](_MOUSEHIDE) has been used previously.
* In **version 1.000 and up** the following cursorShape$ can be displayed:
  * _MOUSESHOW "LINK" will display an upward pointing hand cursor used to denote hypertext
  * _MOUSESHOW "TEXT" will display the I cursor often used in text entry areas 
  * _MOUSESHOW "CROSSHAIR" will display a crosshair cursor
  * _MOUSESHOW "VERTICAL" will display vertical arrow cursor for movement
  * _MOUSESHOW "HORIZONTAL" will display horizontal arrow cursor for movement
  * _MOUSESHOW "TOPLEFT_BOTTOMRIGHT" will display bottom diagonal arrow cursor for movement
  * _MOUSESHOW "TOPRIGHT_BOTTOMLEFT" will display bottom diagonal arrow cursor for movement
  * _MOUSESHOW "DEFAULT" can be used after a mouse cursor statement above was previously used.
* This statement will also disable [_MOUSEMOVEMENTX](_MOUSEMOVEMENTX) or [_MOUSEMOVEMENTY](_MOUSEMOVEMENTY) relative mouse movement reads.
* The mouse cursor will not interfere with any print or graphic screen changes in **QB64**.

### QBasic/QuickBASIC

> _MOUSESHOW "DEFAULT" can be used after a mouse cursor statement above was previously used.

## Example(s)

Special cursors can be displayed by using special string parameters:

```vb

_MOUSESHOW "default": _DELAY 0.5
_MOUSESHOW "link": _DELAY 0.5 'a hand, typically used in web browsers
_MOUSESHOW "text": _DELAY 0.5
_MOUSESHOW "crosshair": _DELAY 0.5
_MOUSESHOW "vertical": _DELAY 0.5
_MOUSESHOW "horizontal": _DELAY 0.5
_MOUSESHOW "topleft_bottomright": _DELAY 0.5
_MOUSESHOW "topright_bottomleft": _DELAY 0.5 
_MOUSESHOW "wait": _DELAY 0.5
_MOUSESHOW "help": _DELAY 0.5

```

> **Note:** The hourglass and question mark cursors are available in v1.5 and above.

## See Also

* [_MOUSEHIDE](_MOUSEHIDE)
* [_MOUSEINPUT](_MOUSEINPUT)
* [_MOUSEMOVE](_MOUSEMOVE)
* [_MOUSEX](_MOUSEX), [_MOUSEY](_MOUSEY)
* [_MOUSEBUTTON](_MOUSEBUTTON)
* [_MOUSEMOVEMENTX](_MOUSEMOVEMENTX), [_MOUSEMOVEMENTY](_MOUSEMOVEMENTY)
* [_DEVICES](_DEVICES), [_DEVICE$](_DEVICE$)