Replace mouse cursor with an emoji using CSS only

Use the following:

CSS
cursor:url("data:image/svg+xml;utf8,<svg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' height='128px' width='128px' style='fill:black;font-size:64px;'><text y='50%'>👆</text></svg>"), auto;

You can replace the emoji symbol by the one that you want. Notie hwo the maximum cursor supported size is 128px x 128px.

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