06Cursor trail
Small dots are dropped at short intervals along the cursor's path, each fading its opacity to 0, leaving a tail that trails off after movement.
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<main class="stage">
<div class="trail is-demo" aria-hidden="true">
<span></span><span></span><span></span><span></span><span></span><span></span>
</div>
<div class="cursor is-demo" aria-hidden="true"></div>
</main>@use "../../../../site/static/demo-tokens" as *;
$duration: $dur-loop; // 경로를 한 바퀴 도는 시간
$easing: $ease-spring;
$color: $subject-ink; // 점 색
@include stage($stage-yellow);
.stage { position: relative; overflow: hidden; cursor: none; }
.cursor {
position: absolute;
top: 0;
left: 0;
width: 10px;
height: 10px;
margin: -5px 0 0 -5px;
border-radius: 50%;
background: $color;
pointer-events: none;
&.is-demo { animation: cursor-path $duration $easing infinite; }
}
.trail span {
position: absolute;
top: 0;
left: 0;
width: 8px;
height: 8px;
margin: -4px 0 0 -4px;
border-radius: 50%;
background: $color;
pointer-events: none;
}
// 점마다 같은 경로를 시차(음수 delay)를 두고 돌아 순간마다 서로 다른 위치에 있게 되고, 그게 꼬리로 보인다.
@for $i from 1 through 6 {
.trail.is-demo span:nth-child(#{$i}) {
opacity: 1 - $i * .13;
animation: cursor-path $duration $easing infinite;
animation-delay: -#{$i * 90}ms;
}
}
@keyframes cursor-path {
0% { transform: translate(40px, 200px); }
30% { transform: translate(140px, 60px); }
60% { transform: translate(260px, 180px); }
100% { transform: translate(40px, 200px); }
}
@media (pointer: coarse) {
.cursor, .trail { display: none; }
.stage { cursor: auto; }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.cursor.is-demo { animation: none; transform: translate(40px, 200px); }
.trail.is-demo span { animation: none; opacity: 0; }
}html, body {
margin: 0;
overflow: hidden;
}
.stage {
box-sizing: border-box;
min-height: 100vh;
display: grid;
place-items: center;
margin: 0;
background: #ffd23f;
font-family: -apple-system, "Segoe UI", "Noto Sans KR", sans-serif;
padding: clamp(8px, 4vw, 24px);
}
.stage {
position: relative;
overflow: hidden;
cursor: none;
}
.cursor {
position: absolute;
top: 0;
left: 0;
width: 10px;
height: 10px;
margin: -5px 0 0 -5px;
border-radius: 50%;
background: #17141a;
pointer-events: none;
}
.cursor.is-demo {
animation: cursor-path 2s cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.8, 0.2, 1) infinite;
}
.trail span {
position: absolute;
top: 0;
left: 0;
width: 8px;
height: 8px;
margin: -4px 0 0 -4px;
border-radius: 50%;
background: #17141a;
pointer-events: none;
}
.trail.is-demo span:nth-child(1) {
opacity: 0.87;
animation: cursor-path 2s cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.8, 0.2, 1) infinite;
animation-delay: -90ms;
}
.trail.is-demo span:nth-child(2) {
opacity: 0.74;
animation: cursor-path 2s cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.8, 0.2, 1) infinite;
animation-delay: -180ms;
}
.trail.is-demo span:nth-child(3) {
opacity: 0.61;
animation: cursor-path 2s cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.8, 0.2, 1) infinite;
animation-delay: -270ms;
}
.trail.is-demo span:nth-child(4) {
opacity: 0.48;
animation: cursor-path 2s cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.8, 0.2, 1) infinite;
animation-delay: -360ms;
}
.trail.is-demo span:nth-child(5) {
opacity: 0.35;
animation: cursor-path 2s cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.8, 0.2, 1) infinite;
animation-delay: -450ms;
}
.trail.is-demo span:nth-child(6) {
opacity: 0.22;
animation: cursor-path 2s cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.8, 0.2, 1) infinite;
animation-delay: -540ms;
}
@keyframes cursor-path {
0% {
transform: translate(40px, 200px);
}
30% {
transform: translate(140px, 60px);
}
60% {
transform: translate(260px, 180px);
}
100% {
transform: translate(40px, 200px);
}
}
@media (pointer: coarse) {
.cursor, .trail {
display: none;
}
.stage {
cursor: auto;
}
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.cursor.is-demo {
animation: none;
transform: translate(40px, 200px);
}
.trail.is-demo span {
animation: none;
opacity: 0;
}
}// 실제 포인터를 움직이면 맨 앞 점이 그 좌표를 따라간다. 꼬리 점들은 같은 경로를 시차를 두고 도는 채로 남는다.
if (matchMedia('(pointer: fine)').matches) {
var stage = document.querySelector('.stage'), cur = document.querySelector('.cursor');
stage.addEventListener('pointermove', function (e) {
cur.classList.remove('is-demo');
var r = stage.getBoundingClientRect();
cur.style.transform = 'translate(' + (e.clientX - r.left) + 'px,' + (e.clientY - r.top) + 'px)';
});
}import { useState } from "react";
import type { CSSProperties, PointerEvent } from "react";
import styles from "./CursorTrail.module.scss";
export type CursorTrailProps = {
dots?: number;
duration?: number;
easing?: string;
color?: string;
};
type Vars = CSSProperties & { "--duration"?: string; "--easing"?: string; "--color"?: string };
export default function CursorTrail({
dots = 6,
duration = 2000,
easing = "cubic-bezier(.2,.8,.2,1)",
color = "#17141a",
}: CursorTrailProps) {
const [demo, setDemo] = useState(true);
const [pos, setPos] = useState({ x: 40, y: 200 });
const move = (e: PointerEvent<HTMLDivElement>) => {
const r = e.currentTarget.getBoundingClientRect();
setDemo(false);
setPos({ x: e.clientX - r.left, y: e.clientY - r.top });
};
const vars: Vars = { "--duration": `${duration}ms`, "--easing": easing, "--color": color };
return (
<div className={styles.stage} style={vars} onPointerMove={move}>
{demo &&
Array.from({ length: dots }).map((_, i) => (
<span
key={i}
className={styles.trailDot}
style={{ opacity: 1 - (i + 1) * 0.13, animationDelay: `${-(i + 1) * 90}ms` }}
/>
))}
<div
className={demo ? `${styles.cursor} ${styles.isDemo}` : styles.cursor}
style={demo ? undefined : { transform: `translate(${pos.x}px,${pos.y}px)` }}
aria-hidden="true"
/>
</div>
);
}06 Cursor trail — Measured area 2.407% · moving frames 23/23Original by GODRICH · SCSS and React ship in the zip · 9 Custom Cursor CSS Effects — One Line, Copy-Paste
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9 Custom Cursor CSS Effects — One Line, Copy-PasteA custom cursor css effect swaps the browser's plain arrow for a shape, ring, or trailing dot built from CSS transforms See all demos in this post

