Read Cursor
A copy-paste cursors component in pure HTML & CSS. Zero dependencies, framework-agnostic, MIT-licensed.
CursorsHTMLCSSany framework
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HTML
<p class="nuda-cur2-text-select">
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<span class="nuda-cur2-text-select__caret" aria-hidden="true"></span>
</p>CSS
.nuda-cur2-text-select {
position: relative;
max-width: 210px;
margin: 0 auto;
padding: 14px 16px;
color: #cfcfcf;
font-size: 13px;
line-height: 1.5;
cursor: text;
border-radius: 10px;
background: rgba(255,255,255,.02);
border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.08);
}
.nuda-cur2-text-select::selection {
background: rgba(228,255,84,.3);
color: #0a0a0a;
}
.nuda-cur2-text-select__caret {
display: inline-block;
width: 2px;
height: 1em;
margin-left: 2px;
background: #e4ff54;
vertical-align: -2px;
opacity: 0;
}
.nuda-cur2-text-select:hover .nuda-cur2-text-select__caret {
opacity: 1;
animation: _nuda-cur2textselect 1s steps(2,jump-none) infinite;
}
@keyframes _nuda-cur2textselect {
50% {
opacity: 0;
}
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion:reduce) {
.nuda-cur2-text-select__caret {
animation: none;
opacity: .6;
}
}
How to use Read Cursor
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.