# cursor_shape

Source: https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/3.7c/catalog/formats/cursor_shape/

> Cursor shape in pane

format variable tmux3.7c

Cursor shape in pane

* Scope

  Describes the pane being formatted

* Type

  Text

* Usage

  `#{cursor_shape}`

## Description[#](https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/3.7c/catalog/formats/cursor_shape/#description)

Cursor shape in pane

## Releases[#](https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/3.7c/catalog/formats/cursor_shape/#releases)

* [tmux 3.7c](https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/3.7c/catalog/formats/cursor_shape/) : present
* tmux 3.2a : not present

## Source[#](https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/3.7c/catalog/formats/cursor_shape/#source)

* Defined in

  [`format.c:3308`](https://github.com/tmux/tmux/blob/e476c1230b958df0cb12977517d24b3dc931375b/format.c#L3308)

* C source reference

  [`format_cb_cursor_shape`](https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/3.7c/reference/c-function-format-c-format_cb_cursor_shape/)

* CLI Manual

  [Original manual entry](https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/3.7c/manual/full/#cursor_shape)

## Used by[#](https://libtmux.org/en/tmux/3.7c/catalog/formats/cursor_shape/#used-by)

Library documentation that names this format variable.

* Go

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