# cursor_character

Source: https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/3.2a/catalog/formats/cursor_character/

> Character at cursor in pane

format variable tmux3.2a

Character at cursor in pane

* Scope

  Describes the pane being formatted

* Type

  Text

* Usage

  `#{cursor_character}`

## Description[#](https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/3.2a/catalog/formats/cursor_character/#description)

Character at cursor in pane

## Releases[#](https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/3.2a/catalog/formats/cursor_character/#releases)

* [tmux 3.7c](https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/3.7c/catalog/formats/cursor_character/) : present
* [tmux 3.2a](https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/3.2a/catalog/formats/cursor_character/) : present

## Source[#](https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/3.2a/catalog/formats/cursor_character/#source)

* Defined in

  [`format.c:2618`](https://github.com/tmux/tmux/blob/3b929f332aafa7f1080eacc31feb11ffbb1d1841/format.c#L2618)

* C source reference

  [`format_cb_cursor_character`](https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/3.2a/reference/c-function-format-c-format_cb_cursor_character/)

* CLI Manual

  [Original manual entry](https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/3.2a/manual/full/#cursor_character)

## Used by[#](https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/3.2a/catalog/formats/cursor_character/#used-by)

Library documentation that names this format variable.

* Go

  [`tmux.FormatValues.CursorCharacter`](https://libtmux.org/en/go/latest/reference/tmux-formatvalues-cursorcharacter/), [`tmux.Pane.CursorCharacter`](https://libtmux.org/en/go/latest/reference/tmux-pane-cursorcharacter/)