Why Is My Cursor White in Google Docs (Windows 11)

The cursor appears to be hidden … 👀

Cursor White In Google Docs? (Or Invisible?)

This is typically not a problem with Google Docs itself.

But rather an issue originating from Windows.

First go to Start, and search for “Mouse Settings“.

Inside Mouse Settings, scroll down and click on “Additional mouse settings“.

Uncheck “Hide pointer while typing“.

Then go to the “Pointers“ tab.

Under the “Text select“ pointer, click the “Browse“ button.

Select the “beam_r.cur“ and click on “Open“.

Click “Apply“.

Click “Ok”.

Done.

Hurray! 👍

I can see it now …

Cool!

As you can see, this wasn’t one of those Google Docs issues.

But if this didn’t resolve your issue, keep reading.

Cursor Disappears Over Text In Google Chrome

Sometimes the issue can be from the Chrome Browser it self. Let’s try some fixes:

Type: chrome://settings/system (in the address bar).

Try turning off “Use graphics acceleration when available“.

Then relaunch to see if the issue has been resolved.

End Process In Task Manager

As a last resort to the “Cursor White in Google Docs” issue, try ending Google Chrome from the task manager.

To do this press: Ctrl + Shift + Esc.

Look for “Chrome“, right click, and “end task“.

Hope that helps.

Other Reasons

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Accessibility Settings

On Windows, you can change the mouse pointer color in the Accessibility settings. Go to “Settings” > “Accessibility” > “Mouse pointer and touch“, and change the cursor color from white to black.

Browser Cache

Try clearing the browser cache. Use Ctrl + Shift + Delete (Windows/Linux) or Command + Shift + Delete (Mac) to clear cached images and files.

Extensions and Plugins

Some browser extensions or plugins might interfere with the cursor’s appearance. Try disabling extensions one by one to identify if any are causing the issue.

There you go, that is why your cursor is white/invisible in Google Docs. Sometimes, the issue can be due to temporary glitches. Try refreshing the page or restarting your browser. If the problem persists, try closing all instances of the browser and reopening it.