Cursor Spotlight
A copy-paste cursors component in pure HTML, CSS & vanilla JS. Zero dependencies, framework-agnostic, MIT-licensed.
CursorsHTMLCSSJavaScriptany framework
Copy into your project
HTML
<!-- Container where the spotlight reveals content -->
<div class="nuda-cursor-spotlight-area" aria-hidden="true">
<p class="nuda-cursor-spotlight__content">Hidden content revealed by spotlight</p>
<div class="nuda-cursor-spotlight__light"></div>
</div>CSS
/* Cursor Spotlight
Spotlight effect that follows the cursor, illuminating content.
Customize: --spotlight-color, --spotlight-size */
.nuda-cursor-spotlight-area {
--spotlight-color: #e4ff54;
--spotlight-size: 150px;
position: relative;
overflow: hidden;
background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6);
border-radius: 12px;
padding: 2rem;
}
.nuda-cursor-spotlight__content {
color: #333;
font-size: 0.9rem;
text-align: center;
transition: color 0.3s ease;
}
.nuda-cursor-spotlight__light {
position: absolute;
width: var(--spotlight-size);
height: var(--spotlight-size);
border-radius: 50%;
background: radial-gradient(
circle,
rgba(228, 255, 84, 0.15) 0%,
rgba(228, 255, 84, 0.05) 40%,
transparent 70%
);
pointer-events: none;
transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
left: -200px;
top: -200px;
transition: left 0.08s ease-out, top 0.08s ease-out;
mix-blend-mode: screen;
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.nuda-cursor-spotlight__light {
transition: none;
}
}JavaScript
/* Cursor Spotlight — Spotlight circle that follows the cursor.
Attach to any container with class "nuda-cursor-spotlight-area". */
(function () {
var area = document.querySelector('.nuda-cursor-spotlight-area');
var light = document.querySelector('.nuda-cursor-spotlight__light');
if (!area || !light) return;
area.addEventListener('mousemove', function (e) {
var rect = area.getBoundingClientRect();
light.style.left = (e.clientX - rect.left) + 'px';
light.style.top = (e.clientY - rect.top) + 'px';
});
area.addEventListener('mouseleave', function () {
light.style.left = '-200px';
light.style.top = '-200px';
});
})();How to use Cursor Spotlight
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.