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Pointer Parallax Layers

A copy-paste cursors component in pure HTML, CSS & vanilla JS. Zero dependencies, framework-agnostic, MIT-licensed.

CursorsHTMLJavaScriptCSSany framework
Parallax

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HTML
<div class="nuda-cur2-parallax-layers">
  <span class="nuda-cur2-parallax-layers__layer nuda-cur2-parallax-layers__layer--back" aria-hidden="true"></span>
  <span class="nuda-cur2-parallax-layers__layer nuda-cur2-parallax-layers__layer--mid" aria-hidden="true"></span>
  <span class="nuda-cur2-parallax-layers__layer nuda-cur2-parallax-layers__layer--front">Parallax</span>
</div>
JavaScript
/* Pointer Parallax Layers — each layer shifts by its own --depth,
   multiplied by the pointer's normalized position (-0.5..0.5). */
(function () {
  document.querySelectorAll('.nuda-cur2-parallax-layers').forEach(function (area) {
    area.addEventListener('mousemove', function (e) {
      var rect = area.getBoundingClientRect();
      var px = (e.clientX - rect.left) / rect.width - 0.5;
      var py = (e.clientY - rect.top) / rect.height - 0.5;
      area.style.setProperty('--px', px.toFixed(3));
      area.style.setProperty('--py', py.toFixed(3));
    });

    area.addEventListener('mouseleave', function () {
      area.style.setProperty('--px', '0');
      area.style.setProperty('--py', '0');
    });
  });
})();
CSS
.nuda-cur2-parallax-layers {
  --px: 0;
  --py: 0;
  position: relative;
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 220px;
  height: 120px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  border-radius: 12px;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: radial-gradient(120% 100% at 50% 0%,#1a1a1a,#0a0a0a);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.08);
}

.nuda-cur2-parallax-layers__layer {
  position: absolute;
  top: 50%;
  left: 50%;
  transition: transform .18s ease-out;
  will-change: transform;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.nuda-cur2-parallax-layers__layer--back {
  --depth: 10px;
  width: 90px;
  height: 90px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: radial-gradient(circle,rgba(228,255,84,.18),transparent 70%);
  transform: translate(-50%,-50%) translate(calc(var(--px) * var(--depth)),calc(var(--py) * var(--depth)));
}

.nuda-cur2-parallax-layers__layer--mid {
  --depth: 22px;
  width: 46px;
  height: 46px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  border: 1px solid rgba(228,255,84,.4);
  transform: translate(-50%,-50%) translate(calc(var(--px) * var(--depth)),calc(var(--py) * var(--depth)));
}

.nuda-cur2-parallax-layers__layer--front {
  --depth: 40px;
  padding: 5px 12px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: #e4ff54;
  color: #0a0a0a;
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 700;
  white-space: nowrap;
  transform: translate(-50%,-50%) translate(calc(var(--px) * var(--depth)),calc(var(--py) * var(--depth)));
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion:reduce) {
  .nuda-cur2-parallax-layers__layer {
    transition: none;
    transform: translate(-50%,-50%)!important;
  }
}

How to use Pointer Parallax Layers

Paste the HTML where you need it and the CSS into a global stylesheet (or a <style> tag). Every class is prefixed nuda- so it never collides with Tailwind or your own styles. Tweak the CSS custom properties to match your design system.

Works in React, Vue, Svelte, Astro, Next.js, Nuxt, Laravel Blade, Django, Rails — or a single .html file. No npm install, no build step.

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