###### (This is the legacy documentation for SDL2, the previous stable version; [SDL3](https://wiki.libsdl.org/SDL3/) is the current stable version.)
# SDL_CreateColorCursor

Create a color cursor.

## Header File

Defined in [SDL_mouse.h](https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL/blob/SDL2/include/SDL_mouse.h)

## Syntax

```c
SDL_Cursor* SDL_CreateColorCursor(SDL_Surface *surface,
                                  int hot_x,
                                  int hot_y);
```

## Function Parameters

|                              |             |                                                                        |
| ---------------------------- | ----------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [SDL_Surface](SDL_Surface) * | **surface** | an [SDL_Surface](SDL_Surface) structure representing the cursor image. |
| int                          | **hot_x**   | the x position of the cursor hot spot.                                 |
| int                          | **hot_y**   | the y position of the cursor hot spot.                                 |

## Return Value

([SDL_Cursor](SDL_Cursor) *) Returns the new cursor on success or NULL on
failure; call [SDL_GetError](SDL_GetError)() for more information.

## Version

This function is available since SDL 2.0.0.

## See Also

- [SDL_CreateCursor](SDL_CreateCursor)
- [SDL_FreeCursor](SDL_FreeCursor)

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[CategoryAPI](CategoryAPI), [CategoryAPIFunction](CategoryAPIFunction), [CategoryMouse](CategoryMouse)