How do I install Glow Cursor?

Glow Cursor is part of Charcoal UI Pro. Add the @charcoal registry to components.json with your access token, then run npx shadcn@latest add @charcoal/glow-cursor. It copies glow-cursor.tsx into components/ui and installs motion, clsx, tailwind-merge.

Is Glow Cursor free for commercial use?

Glow Cursor needs a Charcoal UI Pro seat, monthly or a one-time lifetime price. A seat covers unlimited personal and commercial projects, including client work, and every future Pro component.

Does Glow Cursor work with Next.js?

Yes. It is a client component for React 19 styled with Tailwind CSS 4, so it works in the Next.js App Router and Pages Router, Vite, Remix and Astro.

Can an AI coding agent install Glow Cursor?

Yes. Connect the Charcoal UI MCP server (https://charcoalui.com/mcp) to Claude Code, Cursor or any MCP client; get_component returns Glow Cursor's props and get_install_command returns the exact command.

Glow Cursor

A soft radial glow follows the pointer and flares over links and buttons. Screen blending lights up what it covers instead of tinting it.

Category: Cursor
Licence: Charcoal UI Pro
Built with: React 19, Tailwind CSS 4, Motion
Dependencies: motion, clsx, tailwind-merge

Examples

Glow Cursor

Move over the button and the link; try the normal blend on a light background.

API reference

Prop	Type	Default	Description
`children`	`ReactNode`	—
`size`	`number`	`320`	Diameter of the glow in px.
`color`	`string`	`"var(--ember)"`	Any CSS colour.
`intensity`	`number`	`0.55`	Peak opacity, 0 to 1; hovering a link or button adds 60%.
`blend`	`"screen" \| "normal"`	`"screen"`
`className`	`string`	—

About Glow Cursor

Glow Cursor follows the pointer with a soft radial glow that flares over links and buttons. Screen blending lights up what it covers instead of tinting it.

Glow Cursor is a cursor effect for React 19, styled with Tailwind CSS 4 and animated with Motion. It drops into Next.js, Vite, Remix or Astro through the shadcn CLI as a single file you own.

When to use Glow Cursor

Dark hero sections.
Product pages that feel premium.
Portfolios.
Interactive pricing tables.

How it works

Position is a spring on CSS transforms and size grows over interactive elements. It only reacts to a mouse, keeps the real cursor visible unless you choose otherwise, and does nothing on touch screens or under reduced motion.

It only reacts to a mouse, never hides the real cursor unless you ask it to, and does nothing on touch screens. With prefers-reduced-motion on, it holds still or settles instantly instead of animating.

Customizing Glow Cursor

Every prop is documented in the API reference above with its type and default. The ones you will reach for first are listed here.

The Customize panel next to the preview lets you change size, intensity, blend, color live, and the Code tab updates to match, so the snippet you copy already carries your values.

size (number, default 320): Diameter of the glow in px.
color (string, default "var(--ember)"): Any CSS colour.
intensity (number, default 0.55): Peak opacity, 0 to 1; hovering a link or button adds 60%.
blend ("screen" | "normal", default "screen").

The example on this page

Glow Cursor: Move over the button and the link; try the normal blend on a light background.

Goes well with Glow Cursor

These cursor pieces share its tokens and motion language, so they sit together on one page without clashing.

Cursor Trail: A React cursor trail: sparks fly off the pointer, drift down and cool
Blob Cursor: A React blob cursor that trails the pointer and swells over links
Spotlight Reveal: A React spotlight reveal: the pointer cuts a circle to show hidden content
Image Trail: A React image trail: photos drop along the pointer path and fade
Cursor Label: A React cursor label: a pill that follows the pointer and says View or Play

Install Glow Cursor

npx shadcn@latest add @charcoal/glow-cursor

Glow Cursor is part of Charcoal UI Pro. One seat unlocks all 300 Pro components, 107 landing-page sections and 100 full templates, for every personal and client project, with updates included. Add the @charcoal registry once with your access token, then the command above copies glow-cursor.tsx into components/ui and installs clsx, tailwind-merge.

You own the file you install: no runtime package, no lock-in, nothing to keep in sync. Change it however your product needs.

See Charcoal UI Pro pricing · Pro setup

Frequently asked questions

How do I install Glow Cursor?: Glow Cursor is part of Charcoal UI Pro. Add the @charcoal registry to components.json with your access token, then run npx shadcn@latest add @charcoal/glow-cursor. It copies glow-cursor.tsx into components/ui and installs motion, clsx, tailwind-merge.
Is Glow Cursor free for commercial use?: Glow Cursor needs a Charcoal UI Pro seat, monthly or a one-time lifetime price. A seat covers unlimited personal and commercial projects, including client work, and every future Pro component.
Does Glow Cursor work with Next.js?: Yes. It is a client component for React 19 styled with Tailwind CSS 4, so it works in the Next.js App Router and Pages Router, Vite, Remix and Astro.
Can an AI coding agent install Glow Cursor?: Yes. Connect the Charcoal UI MCP server (https://charcoalui.com/mcp) to Claude Code, Cursor or any MCP client; get_component returns Glow Cursor's props and get_install_command returns the exact command.

Glow Cursor as Markdown · llms.txt