Cursor

The cursor is an indicator in Final Fantasy games used to highlight menu options and battle targets. It usually appears as a closed, gloved hand pointing with the index finger to the right.
Some games deviate from the traditional design. Final Fantasy X uses a triangular arrow with a yellow glow, and Final Fantasy X-2 uses a yellow arrow. In the original Final Fantasy X announcement trailer, a standard glove cursor can be seen,Final Fantasy X [10 Original Trailer [BETA - Proto 2000]] which heavily resembles the cursor that would eventually be used in Final Fantasy Type-0.
In Final Fantasy Tactics Advance, there are three types of cursors; a quill pen to point out locations in the World Map, a glowing bullet point, and a small sword.
In Final Fantasy XIV, the player can obtain a Wind-up Cursor as a minion. The minion guide description mentions that the white glove is actually the "Hand of Fate" that controls the actions of the characters from a dimension beyond the aether, referring to the player.
The finger cursor has also been used in other Square properties, such as , , and Secret of Evermore. and feature a gauntlet instead of a white glove; the gesture is the same as the one from the Final Fantasy series. The cursor also appears in the Kingdom Hearts series.
==Gallery==
Cursor.png|Final Fantasy, Final Fantasy II, and Final Fantasy III.
FFI&IIDoSCursor.png|Finest Fantasy for Advance.
FF1 PSP cursor.png|Final Fantasy (PSP).
FF3NDSCursor.png|Final Fantasy III (DS).
FFIII iOS Cursor.png|Final Fantasy III (iOS).
FF4Cursor.png|Final Fantasy IV.
FF5Cursor.png|Final Fantasy V (GBA).
FFV iOS Cursor.png|Final Fantasy V (iOS).
FF6Cursor.png|Final Fantasy VI.
Cursor-ffvi-gba.png|Final Fantasy VI (GBA).
FF7Cursor.png|Final Fantasy VII.
Cursor-ffvii-field.png|Cursor in Gold Saucer navigation in Final Fantasy VII.
FingerFFVII.png|Cloud reacting to the cursor above his head in Final Fantasy VII.
Crisis core cursor.png|Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII.
File:Crisis core reunion cursor.png|Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII- Reunion.
FF8Cursor.png|Final Fantasy VIII.
FF9Cursor.png|Final Fantasy IX.
FFX Cursor.png|Final Fantasy X.
FFX Remaster Cursor.png|Final Fantasy X HD Remaster.
FFX-2 Cursor.png|Final Fantasy X-2.
FFXII Menu Cursor.png|Final Fantasy XII menu.
FFXII LB Cursor.png|Final Fantasy XII License Board.
RW Cursor.PNG|Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings.
FFXIII Pointer White BG.PNG|Final Fantasy XIII and Final Fantasy XIII-2.
FFXIV Wind-Up Cursor Minion.png|Wind-Up Cursor Minion in Final Fantasy XIV.
FFXIV Cursor Pet Artwork.png|Concept art for the Final Fantasy XIV minion.
FFXV Cursor.png|Final Fantasy XV.
FFT Cursor.png|Final Fantasy Tactics.
FFTA Cursor.gif|Final Fantasy Tactics Advance.
FFType-0 Cursor.png|Final Fantasy Type-0.
FF Adventure Cursor.png|Final Fantasy Adventure.
FFL & FFLII Cursor.png|The Final Fantasy Legend & Final Fantasy Legend II.
FFLIII Cursor.png|Final Fantasy Legend III.
4 Heroes of Light Cursor.png|Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light.
D012Cursor.png|Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy.
Chocobo Tales Cursor.png|Chocobo Tales.
Chrono Trigger Cursor.png|Chrono Trigger.
Treasure of the Rudras Cursor.png|Rudora no Hihō.
Secret of Evermore Cursor.png|Secret of Evermore.
Romancing SaGa 2 Cursor.png|Romancing SaGa 2.
Romancing SaGa 3 Cursor.png|Romancing SaGa 3.
==References==
Category:Menu elements