Target Cursor
Target Cursor is a cursor effect in the UI HUB cursor effects collection. A precision crosshair cursor with corner brackets that snaps to and parallax-scales with interactive elements. Rotates slowly when idle, expands on hover.
The component is driven by 3 documented props (color, size, sensitivity), so colours, intensity, timing and density can be tuned from the call site instead of being hard-coded.
Implementation notes: requestAnimationFrame position smoothing; Interactive element snap detection (getBoundingClientRect); Corner bracket rotation animation.
Preview the cursor effect in the browser above, copy the source, and paste it into your project. Cursor Effects components in UI HUB are grouped by category so you can compare effects side by side before choosing one.
What is Target Cursor?
Precision-focused custom cursor with element snap targeting. It is built as a React and Tailwind CSS component and can be previewed directly on this page.
Target Cursor at a glance
- Category
- Cursor Effects
- Pricing
- Free to use
- Libraries
- React
- Styling
- Tailwind CSS
- Configurable props
- 3
- AI prompts
- Ready for Advance, Antigravity, Claude Code, Cursor, Lovable
How Target Cursor works
A precision crosshair cursor with corner brackets that snaps to and parallax-scales with interactive elements. Rotates slowly when idle, expands on hover.
Technical information for Target Cursor
| Category | Cursor Effects |
|---|---|
| Libraries | React |
| Styling | Tailwind CSS |
| State change | idle spinning crosshair to snapped expanded frame around target element |
| Props | 3 configurable |
| Usage example | Not published yet |
What Target Cursor requires
- requestAnimationFrame position smoothing
- Interactive element snap detection (getBoundingClientRect)
- Corner bracket rotation animation
- Click scale feedback
- Default cursor hiding and restoration on unmount
Target Cursor questions
What is Target Cursor?
Precision-focused custom cursor with element snap targeting. It is built as a React and Tailwind CSS component and can be previewed directly on this page.
How does Target Cursor work?
A precision crosshair cursor with corner brackets that snaps to and parallax-scales with interactive elements. Rotates slowly when idle, expands on hover.
Which category does Target Cursor belong to?
Target 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 color prop do in Target Cursor?
Primary color of the cursor frame and corners. It defaults to "#22d3ee".
What does the size prop do in Target Cursor?
Size of the cursor frame in pixels. It defaults to 32.
Is Target Cursor free to use?
Target Cursor is a free component on UI HUB. You can preview it in the browser and read the full props table on the component page.
Which libraries does Target Cursor use?
Target Cursor uses React and is styled with Tailwind CSS.
What does Target Cursor need to run?
Target Cursor needs requestAnimationFrame position smoothing, Interactive element snap detection (getBoundingClientRect), Corner bracket rotation animation and Click scale feedback.