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# arrow

Returns the default cursor, the arrow cursor.

```
class var arrow: NSCursor { get }
```

## Return Value

The default cursor, a slanted arrow with its hot spot at the tip. The arrow cursor is the one you’re used to seeing over buttons, scrollers, and many other objects in the window system.

## See Also

[`hotSpot`](/documentation/AppKit/NSCursor/hotSpot)

The position of the click location within the cursor.


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