mouse-follower

Cuberto Mouse Follower

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

Dependencies

GSAP v3 (https://greensock.com/gsap/)

Quick start

Install from NPM

Mouse Follower requires GSAP library to work.

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

Import GSAP and Mouse Follower and initialize it:

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

MouseFollower.registerGSAP(gsap);

const cursor = new MouseFollower();

Don't forget to import the cursor styles from /src/scss/index.scss into your main scss file:

@import "cursor";

Use from CDN

If you don't want to include Mouse Follower files in your project, you can use it from CDN.

The following files are available:

<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://unpkg.com/mouse-follower@1/dist/mouse-follower.min.css">

<script src="https://unpkg.com/mouse-follower@1/dist/mouse-follower.min.js"></script>

Mouse Follower requires GSAP library to work. You need to import it before the Mouse Follower if you didn't have it before:

<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/gsap/3.10.4/gsap.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://unpkg.com/mouse-follower@1/dist/mouse-follower.min.js"></script>
<script>
    var cursor = new MouseFollower();
</script>

Options

You can configure Mouse 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',
    iconSvgNamePrefix: '-',
    iconSvgSrc: '',
    dataAttr: 'cursor',
    hiddenState: '-hidden',
    textState: '-text',
    iconState: '-icon',
    activeState: '-active',
    mediaState: '-media',
    stateDetection: {
        '-pointer': 'a,button',
        '-hidden': 'iframe'
    },
    visible: true,
    visibleOnState: false,
    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,
    hideOnLeave: true,
    hideTimeout: 300,
    hideMediaTimeout: 300
});

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 | null	Active (mousedown) class name state. Set false to disable.
mediaState	string	Media (image/video) class name state.
visible	boolean	Is cursor visible by default.
visibleOnState	boolean	Automatically show/hide cursor when state added. Can be useful when implementing a hidden cursor follower.
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="my-image">On this element cursor will be in opaque state</div>
<div class="my-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();

Events

Mouse Follower comes with a useful events you can listen. Events can be assigned in this way:

const cursor = new MouseFollower();

cursor.on('show', () => {
    console.log('cursor appear');
});

You can also delete an event that you no longer want to listen in these ways:

cursor.off('show');
cursor.off('show', myHandler);

Name	Arguments	Description
show	(cursor)	Event will be fired when the show state is entered.
hide	(cursor)	Event will be fired when the hidden state is entered.
addState	(cursor, state)	Event will be fired when the state is added.
removeState	(cursor, state)	Event will be fired when the state is removed.
render	(cursor)	Event will be fired on each render tick.
destroy	(cursor)	Event will be fired when the instance is destroyed.

Examples of use

• Cuberto: Leading digital agency.
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• Papumba: Educational platform for kids.
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License

The MIT License (MIT)