Soft Cursor

Purpose

SoftCursor adds a small pointer core and a larger spring-lagging follower for fine-pointer desktop interfaces. It is a gentle enhancement for a portfolio, hero or project surface, not a replacement for the browser cursor.

Use it when the page has one calm signature interaction and enough whitespace for a follower to be legible. Use followerOnly when the native pointer should remain especially prominent. Do not use it over dense forms, data tables, text editing, or every component on a page.

Keep followerSize around 28–48px and hoverScale near 1–1.7. Leave hideNative off unless the design genuinely benefits and form controls still retain their native cursor. The effect is aria-hidden and pointer-transparent; the underlying controls must remain complete.

It disables itself for coarse pointers and reduced motion. Never make cursor decoration the only hover or focus affordance. Pair it with CursorProvider/CursorText only for short, redundant labels.