Venom Cursor
Venom Cursor is a cursor effect in the UI HUB cursor effects collection. Multiple dark, writhing tentacles that follow the mouse using IK joints with Perlin Noise for organic wriggling. Tentacles taper from thick base to sharp tip.
The component is driven by 3 documented props (tentacleCount, color, length), so colours, intensity, timing and density can be tuned from the call site instead of being hard-coded.
Implementation notes: Inline Perlin/Simplex noise function; IK joint chain per tentacle (15-20 joints); Noise-based perpendicular offset for organic motion.
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What is Venom Cursor?
Dark organic tentacle cursor with Perlin Noise wriggling. It is built as a React and Tailwind CSS component and can be previewed directly on this page.
Venom 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 Venom Cursor works
Multiple dark, writhing tentacles that follow the mouse using IK joints with Perlin Noise for organic wriggling. Tentacles taper from thick base to sharp tip.
Technical information for Venom Cursor
| Category | Cursor Effects |
|---|---|
| Libraries | React |
| Styling | Tailwind CSS |
| Rendering | HTML canvas |
| State change | idle wriggling tentacles to accelerated tracking on fast mouse movement |
| Props | 3 configurable |
| Usage example | Not published yet |
What Venom Cursor requires
- Inline Perlin/Simplex noise function
- IK joint chain per tentacle (15-20 joints)
- Noise-based perpendicular offset for organic motion
- Quadratic bezier curve drawing for smooth tentacles
- Tapered line width (base to tip)
- Gradient color opacity (solid to transparent)
Venom Cursor questions
What is Venom Cursor?
Dark organic tentacle cursor with Perlin Noise wriggling. It is built as a React and Tailwind CSS component and can be previewed directly on this page.
How does Venom Cursor work?
Multiple dark, writhing tentacles that follow the mouse using IK joints with Perlin Noise for organic wriggling. Tentacles taper from thick base to sharp tip.
Which category does Venom Cursor belong to?
Venom 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 tentacleCount prop do in Venom Cursor?
Number of tentacles trailing the cursor. It defaults to 8.
What does the color prop do in Venom Cursor?
Primary tentacle color. It defaults to "#1a1a2e".
Is Venom Cursor free to use?
Venom 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 Venom Cursor use?
Venom Cursor uses React and is styled with Tailwind CSS.
What does Venom Cursor need to run?
Venom Cursor needs Inline Perlin/Simplex noise function, IK joint chain per tentacle (15-20 joints), Noise-based perpendicular offset for organic motion and Quadratic bezier curve drawing for smooth tentacles.