Ripple Cursor
Click anywhere in the container and rings expand from the point, one after another, then fade.
- Category: Cursor
- Licence: Charcoal UI Pro
- Built with: React 19, Tailwind CSS 4, Motion
- Dependencies: motion, clsx, tailwind-merge
Examples
Ripple Cursor
API reference
| Prop | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
children | ReactNode | — | |
color | string | "var(--ember)" | |
size | number | 120 | Final ring diameter in px. |
duration | number | 0.8 | Seconds per ring. |
rings | number | 3 | Rings per click. |
className | string | — |
About Ripple Cursor
Ripple Cursor expands rings from the point of every click within a container, one after another, then fades them.
Ripple 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 Ripple Cursor
- Buttons and interactive panels.
- Water and calm themes.
- Kids and games.
- Touch-style feedback on desktop.
How it works
Rings are Motion elements removed after their animation. rings, size and duration are props.
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 Ripple 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 color, size, duration, rings live, and the Code tab updates to match, so the snippet you copy already carries your values.
- color (string, default "var(--ember)").
- size (number, default 120): Final ring diameter in px.
- duration (number, default 0.8): Seconds per ring.
- rings (number, default 3): Rings per click.
Goes well with Ripple 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 Ripple Cursor
npx shadcn@latest add @charcoal/ripple-cursorRipple 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 ripple-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
- Where does the ripple appear?
- Exactly where the click lands inside the container. Several rings expand one after another and fade, and the count, size, duration and colour are props.
- How do I install Ripple Cursor?
- Ripple 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/ripple-cursor. It copies ripple-cursor.tsx into components/ui and installs motion, clsx, tailwind-merge.
- Is Ripple Cursor free for commercial use?
- Ripple 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 Ripple 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 Ripple Cursor?
- Yes. Connect the Charcoal UI MCP server (https://charcoalui.com/mcp) to Claude Code, Cursor or any MCP client; get_component returns Ripple Cursor's props and get_install_command returns the exact command.