Custom Pointer
Custom Pointer is a React and Tailwind CSS component from Magic UI, licensed MIT. Copy it and paste it into your project.
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What it is
Custom Pointer is a React and Tailwind CSS component from Magic UI, licensed MIT. Copy it and paste it into your project.
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Needs
npm i motion
Licence
This component comes from Magic UI and is redistributed under the MIT licence, which permits commercial use. The copyright notice travels with the code.
Custom Pointer
"use client"
import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react"
import {
AnimatePresence,
motion,
useMotionValue,
type HTMLMotionProps,
} from "motion/react"
import { cn } from "@/lib/utils"
/**
* A custom pointer component that displays an animated cursor.
* Add this as a child to any component to enable a custom pointer when hovering.
* You can pass custom children to render as the pointer.
*
* @component
* @param {HTMLMotionProps<"div">} props - The component props
*/
export function Pointer({
className,
style,
children,
...props
}: HTMLMotionProps<"div">): React.ReactNode {
const x = useMotionValue(0)
const y = useMotionValue(0)
const [isActive, setIsActive] = useState<boolean>(false)
const containerRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null)
useEffect(() => {
const parentElement =
typeof window !== "undefined"
? (containerRef.current?.parentElement ?? null)
: null
const handleMouseMove = (e: MouseEvent) => {
x.set(e.clientX)
y.set(e.clientY)
setIsActive(true)
}
const handleMouseEnter = (e: MouseEvent) => {
x.set(e.clientX)
y.set(e.clientY)
setIsActive(true)
}
const handleMouseLeave = () => {
setIsActive(false)
}
if (parentElement) {
parentElement.style.cursor = "none"
parentElement.addEventListener("mousemove", handleMouseMove)
parentElement.addEventListener("mouseenter", handleMouseEnter)
parentElement.addEventListener("mouseleave", handleMouseLeave)
}
return () => {
if (parentElement) {
parentElement.style.cursor = ""
parentElement.removeEventListener("mousemove", handleMouseMove)
parentElement.removeEventListener("mouseenter", handleMouseEnter)
parentElement.removeEventListener("mouseleave", handleMouseLeave)
}
}
}, [x, y])
return (
<>
<div ref={containerRef} />
<AnimatePresence>
{isActive && (
<motion.div
className="pointer-events-none fixed z-50 transform-[translate(-50%,-50%)]"
style={{
top: y,
left: x,
...style,
}}
initial={{
scale: 0,
opacity: 0,
}}
animate={{
scale: 1,
opacity: 1,
}}
exit={{
scale: 0,
opacity: 0,
}}
{...props}
>
{children || (
<svg
stroke="currentColor"
fill="currentColor"
strokeWidth="1"
viewBox="0 0 16 16"
height="24"
width="24"
xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
className={cn(
"rotate-[-70deg] stroke-white text-black",
className
)}
>
<path d="M14.082 2.182a.5.5 0 0 1 .103.557L8.528 15.467a.5.5 0 0 1-.917-.007L5.57 10.694.803 8.652a.5.5 0 0 1-.006-.916l12.728-5.657a.5.5 0 0 1 .556.103z" />
</svg>
)}
</motion.div>
)}
</AnimatePresence>
</>
)
}