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Cursor explorations.

Custom cursors that match the site's editorial, sharp-cornered, accent-gold tone. Ten base styles plus variations. Hover into each demo zone to try them out — the real page cursor stays the same.

Desktop only. Cursors disable themselves on touch devices and when reduced-motion is enabled.

Cursor 01

Dual Orbit

An accent-gold ring tracks the pointer exactly while a smaller dot lags behind with spring easing. On hover over anything interactive, the ring expands and the dot magnetizes outward.

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Cursor 02

Magnetic Aperture

A subtle crosshair with a circular ring around it. When hovering interactive elements, the ring expands and fills with translucent accent — like a camera aperture opening.

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Cursor 03

Ink Trail

The cursor head is a solid accent dot. As you move, it leaves a decaying trail of smaller dots that fade and shrink — a calligraphic, handwritten feel.

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Cursor 04

Glitch Block

A sharp square of accent gold with RGB-split chromatic aberration following at slight lag. On hover the square becomes an outlined frame. Technical, slightly unstable.

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Cursor 05

Corner Brackets

Four L-shaped corner markers frame the pointer. On hover over interactive elements, the brackets snap inward to form a tighter square — a targeting reticle feel.

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Cursor 06

Invert Bubble

A circular cursor that uses mix-blend-mode: difference to invert the colors of whatever is underneath it. Expands on interactive hover.

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Cursor 07

Ripple Radar

Small accent dot surrounded by three concentric rings that pulse outward on a continuous loop — like a sonar ping. On click, a stronger ripple emits from the cursor position.

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Cursor 08

Text Label

A minimal dot that expands into a labeled pill when hovering interactive elements. Shows the intent of the action — "VIEW" on links, "CLICK" on buttons. Editorial and informative.

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Cursor 09

Gooey Blob

A soft accent blob that squishes and stretches based on movement velocity — elongates when moving fast, returns to a circle when still. On hover it inverts to an outlined frame.

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Cursor 10

Paint Stroke

The cursor leaves a continuous smooth curve behind it — like a calligraphic brushstroke — that fades out over a second. Different from Ink Trail: a connected line, not discrete dots.

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Cursor 11 · Variation of 01

Dual Orbit — Square

Same spring-lag dual-cursor behavior as Dual Orbit (01), but the outer tracking frame is a sharp square instead of a ring — matching the design system's no-radius rule. The inner dot stays circular for contrast. On interactive hover, the square smoothly morphs into a circle and expands.

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Cursor 12 · Variation of 04

Clean Block

Same sharp-square cursor as Glitch Block (04) but without the RGB chromatic aberration. Just a clean accent square that scales up into an outlined frame on interactive hover. Minimal, quiet, editorial.

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