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Magnetic Cursor

Custom cursor with spring-based following and magnetic attraction to interactive elements.

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vanilla-jsspring-physics
Targets: JS HTML

Code

*, *::before, *::after { margin: 0; padding: 0; box-sizing: border-box; }

:root {
  --bg: #070a12;
  --panel: #121a2b;
  --border: #263249;
  --text: #f0f4fb;
  --muted: #8a95a8;
  --accent: #86e8ff;
  --neon-purple: #ae52ff;
  --neon-pink: #ff40d6;
}

body {
  background: var(--bg);
  color: var(--text);
  font-family: 'Inter', 'SF Pro Display', system-ui, sans-serif;
  min-height: 100vh;
  cursor: none;
  overflow-x: hidden;
}

/* Restore cursor for touch devices */
@media (hover: none) {
  body { cursor: auto; }
  .cursor-ring, .cursor-dot { display: none; }
}

/* ── Custom cursor ── */
.cursor-ring {
  position: fixed;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  width: 40px;
  height: 40px;
  border: 2px solid rgba(134, 232, 255, 0.5);
  border-radius: 50%;
  pointer-events: none;
  z-index: 99999;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
  transition: width 0.25s ease, height 0.25s ease, border-color 0.25s ease, background 0.25s ease;
  will-change: transform;
}

.cursor-ring.hovering {
  width: 60px;
  height: 60px;
  border-color: var(--accent);
  background: rgba(134, 232, 255, 0.06);
}

.cursor-ring.clicking {
  width: 30px;
  height: 30px;
  border-color: var(--neon-pink);
}

.cursor-dot {
  position: fixed;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  width: 6px;
  height: 6px;
  background: var(--accent);
  border-radius: 50%;
  pointer-events: none;
  z-index: 99999;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
  will-change: transform;
}

/* ── Page layout ── */
.page {
  max-width: 1000px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 5rem 2rem 4rem;
}

.header {
  text-align: center;
  margin-bottom: 4rem;
}

.eyebrow {
  display: inline-block;
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  color: var(--accent);
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
}

h1 {
  font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 6vw, 4rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: -0.03em;
}

.subtitle {
  font-size: clamp(0.9rem, 2vw, 1.05rem);
  color: var(--muted);
  max-width: 500px;
  margin: 0.75rem auto 0;
  line-height: 1.6;
}

/* ── Button grid ── */
.button-grid {
  display: flex;
  gap: 1rem;
  justify-content: center;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  margin-bottom: 3rem;
}

.mag-btn {
  position: relative;
  padding: 0.85rem 2.2rem;
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(134, 232, 255, 0.12), rgba(174, 82, 255, 0.08));
  border: 1px solid rgba(134, 232, 255, 0.2);
  color: var(--accent);
  font: 600 0.9rem/1 'Inter', system-ui, sans-serif;
  cursor: none;
  transition: border-color 0.3s, box-shadow 0.3s;
  will-change: transform;
}

.mag-btn span { pointer-events: none; }

.mag-btn:hover {
  border-color: var(--accent);
  box-shadow: 0 0 20px rgba(134, 232, 255, 0.15);
}

.mag-btn.accent {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--accent), #6ec1ff);
  color: var(--bg);
  border-color: transparent;
}

.mag-btn.accent:hover {
  box-shadow: 0 0 30px rgba(134, 232, 255, 0.3);
}

.mag-btn.outline {
  background: transparent;
  border-color: var(--border);
  color: var(--muted);
}

.mag-btn.outline:hover {
  border-color: var(--neon-purple);
  color: var(--neon-purple);
}

/* ── Cards ── */
.card-row {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(250px, 1fr));
  gap: 1.25rem;
  margin-bottom: 3rem;
}

.mag-card {
  background: var(--panel);
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-radius: 14px;
  padding: 1.5rem;
  cursor: none;
  transition: border-color 0.3s, box-shadow 0.3s;
  will-change: transform;
}

.mag-card:hover {
  border-color: rgba(134, 232, 255, 0.3);
  box-shadow: 0 4px 24px rgba(134, 232, 255, 0.06);
}

.card-icon {
  font-size: 1.5rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--accent);
  margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
  opacity: 0.6;
}

.mag-card h3 {
  font-size: 1rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
}

.mag-card p {
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  color: var(--muted);
  line-height: 1.5;
}

/* ── Links ── */
.link-row {
  display: flex;
  gap: 2rem;
  justify-content: center;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}

.mag-link {
  color: var(--accent);
  text-decoration: none;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  padding: 0.4rem 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(134, 232, 255, 0.2);
  cursor: none;
  transition: border-color 0.3s;
  will-change: transform;
}

.mag-link:hover {
  border-bottom-color: var(--accent);
}

/* ── Reduced motion ── */
.reduced-motion .cursor-ring,
.reduced-motion .cursor-dot { display: none; }
.reduced-motion body { cursor: auto; }
.reduced-motion [data-magnetic] { cursor: pointer; }

@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .page { padding: 3rem 1rem 3rem; }
  .card-row { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}

Magnetic Cursor

Custom cursor with spring-based following and magnetic attraction to interactive elements.

Source

  • Repository: libs-genclaude
  • Original demo id: 16-magnetic-cursor

Notes

Custom cursor with spring-based following and magnetic attraction to interactive elements.