Lizard Cursor
Lizard Cursor is a cursor effect in the UI HUB cursor effects collection. A segmented creature (lizard/centipede) that follows the mouse using Inverse Kinematics. Each segment trails the previous maintaining fixed distance. Legs step periodically with bezier arcs. Click triggers a quick strike lunge.
The component is driven by 3 documented props (segmentCount, color, legCount), so colours, intensity, timing and density can be tuned from the call site instead of being hard-coded.
Implementation notes: Inverse Kinematics chain (atan2 + distance constraint); Leg stepping system with cubic bezier foot arcs; Head easing toward mouse with configurable speed.
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What is Lizard Cursor?
IK-based segmented creature cursor with leg stepping and strike animation.
Lizard Cursor at a glance
- Category
- Cursor Effects
- Pricing
- Pro component
- Libraries
- React
- Styling
- Tailwind CSS
- Configurable props
- 3
- AI prompts
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How Lizard Cursor works
A segmented creature (lizard/centipede) that follows the mouse using Inverse Kinematics. Each segment trails the previous maintaining fixed distance. Legs step periodically with bezier arcs. Click triggers a quick strike lunge.
Technical information for Lizard Cursor
| Category | Cursor Effects |
|---|---|
| Libraries | React |
| Styling | Tailwind CSS |
| Rendering | HTML canvas |
| State change | idle following creature to strike lunge on click |
| Props | 3 configurable |
| Usage example | Not published yet |
What Lizard Cursor requires
- Inverse Kinematics chain (atan2 + distance constraint)
- Leg stepping system with cubic bezier foot arcs
- Head easing toward mouse with configurable speed
- Tapering body segments (head larger, tail smaller)
- Click strike effect (increased easing speed)
- Canvas resize and cleanup handling
Lizard Cursor questions
What is Lizard Cursor?
IK-based segmented creature cursor with leg stepping and strike animation.
How does Lizard Cursor work?
A segmented creature (lizard/centipede) that follows the mouse using Inverse Kinematics. Each segment trails the previous maintaining fixed distance. Legs step periodically with bezier arcs. Click triggers a quick strike lunge.
Which category does Lizard Cursor belong to?
Lizard Cursor is listed under Cursor Effects in the UI HUB catalog. Custom cursor components that replace the system pointer with something branded: magnetic attraction, trail effects, target reticles, blend modes and blob followers. Each one is pointer-aware and responsive, and exposes props for colour, smoothing and activation zones. Best used on portfolio and agency sites where the cursor becomes part of the identity.
What does the segmentCount prop do in Lizard Cursor?
Number of body segments in the creature. It defaults to 25.
What does the color prop do in Lizard Cursor?
Primary color of the creature. It defaults to "#22c55e".
Is Lizard Cursor free to use?
Lizard Cursor is a Pro component on UI HUB. Pro components are labelled in the catalog and come with a documented props table on the component page.
Which libraries does Lizard Cursor use?
Lizard Cursor uses React and is styled with Tailwind CSS.
What does Lizard Cursor need to run?
Lizard Cursor needs Inverse Kinematics chain (atan2 + distance constraint), Leg stepping system with cubic bezier foot arcs, Head easing toward mouse with configurable speed and Tapering body segments (head larger, tail smaller).