##*:style(cursor: auto !important)
It was a major win for the internet that it took this power away from the application layer.
What next, don't use blink or marquee elements?
Or else!
Standard issue cursors are not that great in all environments, sometimes making the cursor massively big or doing other daft things to it make sense. It is all about context and golden rules don't help.
No. Some older systems actually had straight pointers. The slightly tilted design is, I assume, a result of wanting to point to something while still being able to see what is to the immediate left of the pointer; useful for left-to-right text.
frereubu•49m ago
I can't see any difference between these in terms of UX - I got annoyed just looking at them.