Cuberto Mouse Follower

A powerful javascript library to create amazing and smooth effects for the mouse cursor on your website.

Dependencies

Installation

npm install gsap --save
npm install mouse-follower --save

Quick start

Import cursor styles from /src/scss/index.scss into your main SCSS file:

@import "cursor";

Mouse Follower requires GSAP library to work.

Import GSAP, import Mouse Follower and initialize it in JS:

import MouseFollower from "mouse-follower";
import gsap from "gsap";

MouseFollower.registerGSAP(gsap);

const cursor = new MouseFollower();

Options

You can configure cursor follower via options:

const cursor = new MouseFollower({
    container: ".mf-container",
    speed: 0.3
});

The following options with defaults are available:

const cursor = new MouseFollower({
    el: null,
    container: document.body,
    className: "mf-cursor",
    innerClassName: "mf-cursor-inner",
    textClassName: "mf-cursor-text",
    mediaClassName: "mf-cursor-media",
    mediaBoxClassName: "mf-cursor-media-box",
    iconSvgClassName: "mf-svgsprite",
    iconSvgStatePrefix: "-",
    iconSvgSrc: "",
    dataAttr: "cursor",
    hiddenState: "-hidden",
    textState: "-text",
    iconState: "-icon",
    activeState: "-active",
    mediaState: "-media",
    stateDetection: {
        "-pointer": "a,button",
        "-hidden": "iframe"
    },
    speed: 0.55,
    ease: "expo.out",
    overwrite: true,
    skewing: 0,
    skewingText: 2,
    skewingIcon: 2,
    skewingMedia: 2,
    skewingDelta: 0.001,
    skewingDeltaMax: 0.15,
    stickDelta: 0.15,
    showTimeout: 20,
    showOnEnter: true,
    hideOnLeave: true,
    hideTimeout: 300,
    hideMediaTimeout: 300,
    initialPos: [-window.innerWidth, -window.innerHeight],
});

Name	Type	Description
`el`	`string` \| `HTMLElement`	Existed cursor element. If not specified, the cursor will be created automatically.
`container`	`string` \| `HTMLElement`	Cursor container. Body by default.
`className`	`string`	Cursor root element class name.
`innerClassName`	`string`	Inner element class name.
`textClassName`	`string`	Text element class name.
`mediaClassName`	`string`	Media element class name.
`mediaBoxClassName`	`string`	Media inner element class name.
`iconSvgClassName`	`string`	SVG sprite class name.
`iconSvgNamePrefix`	`string`	SVG sprite class name prefix of icon.
`iconSvgSrc`	`string`	SVG sprite source. If you are not using SVG sprites leave this blank.
`dataAttr`	`string` \| `null`	Name of data attribute for changing cursor state directly in HTML markdown. Uses an event delegation.
`hiddenState`	`string`	Hidden class name state.
`textState`	`string`	Text class name state.
`iconState`	`string`	Icon class name state.
`activeState`	`string`	Active (mousedown) class name state.
`mediaState`	`string`	Media (image/video) class name state.
`visible`	`number`	Show the cursor when mouse enter container. This also means that the cursor will be visible by default.
`stateDetection`	`object` \| `null`	Allow to set predefined states for different elements on page. Uses an event delegation.
`speed`	`number`	Cursor movement speed.
`ease`	`string`	Timing function of cursor movement. See gsap easing.
`overwrite`	`boolean`	Overwrite or remain cursor position when `mousemove` event happened. See gsap overwrite modes.
`skewing`	`number`	Default "skewing" factor.
`skewingText`	`number`	Skew effect factor in a text state. Set `0` to disable skew in this mode.
`skewingIcon`	`number`	Skew effect factor in a icon state. Set `0` to disable skew in this mode.
`skewingMedia`	`number`	Skew effect factor in a media (image/video) state. Set `0` to disable skew in this mode.
`skewingDelta`	`number`	Skew effect base delta. Set `0` to disable skew in this mode.
`skewingDeltaMax`	`number`	Skew effect max delta. Set `0` to disable skew in this mode.
`stickDelta`	`number`	Stick effect delta.
`showTimeout`	`number`	Delay before show. May be useful for the spawn animation to work properly.
`hideOnLeave`	`boolean`	Hide the cursor when mouse leave container.
`hideTimeout`	`number`	Hiding delay. Should be equal to the CSS hide animation time.
`initialPos`	`array`	Array (X, Y) of initial cursor position.

Advanced usage

Show or hide cursor

These basic methods allow you to show and hide the cursor:

const cursor = new MouseFollower();
const el = document.querySelector('.my-element');

el.addEventListener('mouseenter', () => {
    cursor.hide();
});

el.addEventListener('mouseleave', () => {
    cursor.show();
});

or via data attribute:

<div data-cursor="-hidden">Hover me to hide cursor!</div>

Toggle cursor state

A state is essentially a class that applies to the root element of the cursor. You can change the appearance of the cursor using CSS (see cursor.scss).

To set/unset state use methods:

const cursor = new MouseFollower();
const el = document.querySelector('.my-element');

el.addEventListener('mouseenter', () => {
    cursor.addState('-inverse'); // you can pass multiple states separated by whitespace
});

el.addEventListener('mouseleave', () => {
    cursor.removeState('-inverse');
});

or via data attribute:

<div data-cursor="-inverse">Hover me to inverse cursor!</div>

State detection

You can customize the list of states for all elements on the page:

const cursor = new MouseFollower({
    stateDetection: {
        "-pointer": "a,button",
        "-opaque": ".my-image",
        "-hidden": ".my-input"
    }
});

<a>On this element cursor will be in pointer state</a>
<div class="mf-image">On this element cursor will be in opaque state</div>
<div class="mf-input">On this element cursor will be hidden</div>

Note: State detection feature uses an event delegation. Do not create large amount rules and complex selectors to avoid performance problems. It is recommended to disable this in projects with a large number of nested DOM elements. This also applies to binding via data attribute.

To fully disable event delegation:

const cursor = new MouseFollower({
    stateDetection: false,
    dataAttr: false
});

Text mode

To display text in the cursor use this method:

const cursor = new MouseFollower();
const el = document.querySelector('.my-element');

el.addEventListener('mouseenter', () => {
    cursor.setText('Hello!');
});

el.addEventListener('mouseleave', () => {
    cursor.removeText();
});

or via data attribute:

<div data-cursor-text="Hello!">Hover me!</div>

Icon mode

If you use SVG spritesheet in your project and want to display them in the cursor, then you can use this method. In this case, you need to specify the path to the SVG sprite in the options and set class names.

const cursor = new MouseFollower({
    iconSvgSrc: "/assets/img/sprites/svgsprites.svg",
    iconSvgClassName: "my-spritesheet",
    iconSvgNamePrefix: "-",
});
const el = document.querySelector('.my-element');

el.addEventListener('mouseenter', () => {
    cursor.setIcon('arrow-left');
});

el.addEventListener('mouseleave', () => {
    cursor.removeIcon();
});

or via data attribute:

<div data-cursor-icon="arrow-left">Hover me!</div>

Image mode

This method allows you to show any picture in the cursor:

const cursor = new MouseFollower();
const el = document.querySelector('.my-element');

el.addEventListener('mouseenter', () => {
    cursor.setImg('/img/example.png')
});

el.addEventListener('mouseleave', () => {
    cursor.removeImg()
});

or via data attribute:

<div data-cursor-img="/img/example.png">Hover me to show image!</div>

Video mode

You can also play videos:

const cursor = new MouseFollower();
const el = document.querySelector('.my-element');

el.addEventListener('mouseenter', () => {
    cursor.setVideo('/video/example.mp4');
});

el.addEventListener('mouseleave', () => {
    cursor.removeVideo();
});

or via data attribute:

<div data-cursor-video="/video/example.mp4">Hover me to show movie!</div>

Sticky effect

This method allows you to attach the cursor to an element with a magnet effect. This only works correctly with fixed elements on the page.

const cursor = new MouseFollower();
const box = document.querySelector('.my-fixed-box');
const el = document.querySelector('.my-fixed-element');

box.addEventListener('mouseenter', () => {
    cursor.setStick(el);
});

box.addEventListener('mouseleave', () => {
    cursor.removeStick();
});

or via data attribute:

<div data-cursor-stick>Hover me to stick cursor!</div>

You can also pass element selector to data attribute:

<div data-cursor-stick="#stick-me">Hover <div id="stick-me">me</div> to stick cursor!</div>

Skewing effect

The skew effect is the distortion of the cursor when moving. It looks good with round cursors.

const cursor = new MouseFollower();
const el = document.querySelector('.my-element');

el.addEventListener('mouseenter', () => {
    cursor.setSkewing(3);
});

el.addEventListener('mouseleave', () => {
    cursor.removeSkewing();
});

Hidden cursor

In this example, the cursor is initialized hidden by default and only appears on the desired element.

const cursor = new MouseFollower({
    visible: false
});
const el = document.querySelector('.my-element');

el.addEventListener('mouseenter', () => {
    cursor.show();
    cursor.setText('Surprise!');
});

el.addEventListener('mouseleave', () => {
    cursor.removeText();
    cursor.hide();
});

or via data attribute:

<div data-cursor-show data-cursor-text="Surprise!">Hover me to show cursor!</div>

Destroy cursor instance

Destroy the cursor completely and remove all event listeners.

const cursor = new MouseFollower();

cursor.destroy();

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License

The MIT License (MIT)

baisheng/mouse-follower

Cuberto Mouse Follower

Dependencies

Installation

Quick start

Options

Advanced usage

Show or hide cursor

Toggle cursor state

State detection

Text mode

Icon mode

Image mode

Video mode

Sticky effect

Skewing effect

Hidden cursor

Destroy cursor instance

Examples of use

License