CSS Cursor pointer with SVG image

Question

I'm trying to apply a custom cursor pointer with an SVG image but it's not working, instead if I use a png image everything is working fine.

Here's my code.

.container {   /* not working one */   cursor: url("/images/icon-cross.svg"), auto;   /* working one */   cursor: url("/images/icon-cross.png"), auto; } 

Is there any trick/workaround to make it working also with SVG or it's something which is not supported?

Thanks

UPDATE

Here's the svg code:

 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <!-- Generator: Adobe Illustrator 16.2.1, SVG Export Plug-In . SVG Version: 6.00 Build 0)  --> <!DOCTYPE svg PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD SVG 1.1//EN" "http://www.w3.org/Graphics/SVG/1.1/DTD/svg11.dtd"> <svg version="1.1" id="Layer_1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" x="0px" y="0px"      width="512px" height="512px" viewBox="0 0 512 512" style="enable-background:new 0 0 512 512;" xml:space="preserve"> <path d="M443.6,387.1L312.4,255.4l131.5-130c5.4-5.4,5.4-14.2,0-19.6l-37.4-37.6c-2.6-2.6-6.1-4-9.8-4c-3.7,0-7.2,1.5-9.8,4     L256,197.8L124.9,68.3c-2.6-2.6-6.1-4-9.8-4c-3.7,0-7.2,1.5-9.8,4L68,105.9c-5.4,5.4-5.4,14.2,0,19.6l131.5,130L68.4,387.1     c-2.6,2.6-4.1,6.1-4.1,9.8c0,3.7,1.4,7.2,4.1,9.8l37.4,37.6c2.7,2.7,6.2,4.1,9.8,4.1c3.5,0,7.1-1.3,9.8-4.1L256,313.1l130.7,131.1     c2.7,2.7,6.2,4.1,9.8,4.1c3.5,0,7.1-1.3,9.8-4.1l37.4-37.6c2.6-2.6,4.1-6.1,4.1-9.8C447.7,393.2,446.2,389.7,443.6,387.1z"/> </svg> 

Answer 1

Your image is simply too large. Reduce the width and height to something less than 128px.

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/CSS_User_Interface/Using_URL_values_for_the_cursor_property#Limitations

...the limit of the cursor size is 128×128px. Larger cursor images are ignored.

Example:

cursor: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='32' height='32' ...") 16 16, pointer; 

https://jsfiddle.net/bx4og7n5/

Edit: Added hotspot (center coordinates) for the cursor (see Dennis Bauszus' comment)