Cursor Guide: Custom type, color, size, and CSS
Cursor customization is a tiny feature with big personality. Done right, it’s a signature flourish.
Done wrong, it becomes “where did my pointer go?” in under 30 seconds.
📸 What you’ll see in Cursor
This matches the Cursor section on the Settings screen.
🎛 Cursor settings (based on your screen)
- Custom Cursor Type — picks the base cursor style (default, pointer, crosshair, grab, zoom, etc.).
- Custom Cursor Color — if set, SSS swaps the cursor for a colored dot cursor (only affects some types).
- Custom Cursor Size — controls the dot/trail size (Medium is usually the sweet spot).
- Profile Cursor CSS — advanced: CSS-only (no
<style>tags). Use!importantwhen needed.
Important:
Setting a Cursor Color can override many native cursor shapes (because it becomes a colored dot cursor).
If you want classic cursor shapes, leave Cursor Color blank.
Setting a Cursor Color can override many native cursor shapes (because it becomes a colored dot cursor).
If you want classic cursor shapes, leave Cursor Color blank.
🧠 The cursor golden rules
- Visible on your background and cards.
- Recognizable (still feels like a cursor).
- Not annoying after 30 seconds.
✅ Quick setup (safe and clean)
- Choose a Custom Cursor Type (or leave it default).
- If you want color, set Custom Cursor Color to your accent color.
- Set Custom Cursor Size to Medium first, then adjust.
- Skip Profile Cursor CSS unless you want a custom image cursor.
Theme match tip:
Cursor Color looks best when it matches your accent family (Links + Buttons + Navigation Active).
Cursor Color looks best when it matches your accent family (Links + Buttons + Navigation Active).
🧩 Profile Cursor CSS (advanced)
This field is for custom cursor rules. Use CSS only, no <style> tags.
If you paste a custom cursor URL, include a PNG fallback (some browsers ignore .ani).
Copy/paste example (just change the URL):
/* Start https://www.cursors-4u.com */
body.has-custom-cursor * {
cursor: url(https://ani.cursors-4u.net/cursors/cur-13/cur1150.ani),
url(https://ani.cursors-4u.net/cursors/cur-13/cur1150.png),
auto !important;
}
/* End https://www.cursors-4u.com */If typing feels weird, add this:
body.has-custom-cursor input,
body.has-custom-cursor textarea,
body.has-custom-cursor [contenteditable="true"] {
cursor: text !important;
}🎯 Two cursor recipes (safe and good)
✅ Recipe A: Premium + clean
- Cursor Type: Default (or a simple pointer)
- Cursor Color: blank
- Cursor Size: Medium
- Cursor CSS: empty
⚡ Recipe B: Cyber signature
- Cursor Type: a simple style you like
- Cursor Color: your accent (cyan/teal/magenta)
- Cursor Size: Medium
- Cursor CSS: optional
If it’s annoying:
Tone it down: reduce size first, then remove color, then revert to default.
Tone it down: reduce size first, then remove color, then revert to default.
🛠 Troubleshooting (fast fixes)
- Cursor is hard to see: choose a higher-contrast cursor color or revert to default.
- Cursor feels weird on inputs: add the “cursor: text” CSS snippet above.
- Custom cursor URL doesn’t work: ensure you used a direct image URL and included a PNG fallback.
- Cursor feels too big: reduce Custom Cursor Size first (size fixes most issues).
- Want simple look: leave Cursor Color blank and use a basic Cursor Type.
