# Error creating standard cursors

**URL:** <https://discourse.glfw.org/t/error-creating-standard-cursors/3019>\
**Category:** support\
**Created:** [July 23, 2026, 6:37am UTC](https://discourse.glfw.org/t/error-creating-standard-cursors/3019 "2026-07-23T06:37:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![IHaveNoName](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de0a6/32.png) [@IHaveNoName](https://discourse.glfw.org/u/IHaveNoName)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2026, 6:37am UTC](https://discourse.glfw.org/t/error-creating-standard-cursors/3019/1 "2026-07-23T06:37:04Z")

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I was attempting to create resize cursors with this code

```cpp
glfwSetCursor(window, glfwCreateStandardCursor(GLFW_RESIZE_NS_CURSOR));

```

and realized that it was doing nothing. It was giving me this error

`Wayland: Failed to create standard cursor "sb_v_double_arrow"`

glfwCreateStandardCursor also throws errors with GLFW\_RESIZE\_EW\_CURSOR and GLFW\_CROSSHAIR\_CURSOR. To be honest I’m not entirely sure if this would be an issue with me, glfw, or with wayland.