Changing the text cursor with CSS caret-color
The blinking marker that shows where typed text will appear is the insertion caret. CSS lets you change its colour independently from the text with caret-color:
input {
caret-color: blue;
}
textarea {
caret-color: green;
}
The property also works on editable elements:
<h1 contenteditable="true">
This is an editable heading.
</h1>
h1[contenteditable] {
caret-color: blue;
}
This is most useful when the default caret has poor contrast against a custom input background. Keep it visible; matching it to the background rather defeats the point.