How to change the cursor into a hand when a user hovers over a list item (CSS)

Matthew C.
—The Problem
You have a list where items can be moved by clicking and dragging. How do you change the cursor to look like a hand to indicate that the items can be grabbed?
The Solution
Set the cursor CSS property of the list items to “grab” using the :hover pseudo class selector:
li:hover { cursor: grab; }
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