How do I install Splash Cursor?

Splash 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/splash-cursor. It copies splash-cursor.tsx into components/ui and installs motion, clsx, tailwind-merge.

Is Splash Cursor free for commercial use?

Splash 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 Splash 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 Splash Cursor?

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

Splash Cursor

Ink splashes on a canvas: soft blobs spawn along the pointer's path carrying its velocity, then slow, spread and fade like dye in water, and clicks burst a ring of them. Not a fluid simulation, so it idles for free.

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

Examples

Splash Cursor

Flick the pointer for streaks of ink, click for a burst.

API reference

Prop	Type	Default	Description
`children`	`ReactNode`	—
`color`	`string`	`"var(--ember)"`
`size`	`number`	`36`	Radius of a fresh blob in px; it grows as it fades.
`fade`	`number`	`1.4`	Seconds a blob takes to fade out.
`splashOnClick`	`boolean`	`true`	Burst a ring of blobs on click.
`className`	`string`	—

About Splash Cursor

Splash Cursor paints ink splashes along the pointer's path that carry its velocity, then slow, spread and fade like dye in water. Clicks burst a bigger splash.

Splash 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 Splash Cursor

Art and creative brands.
Paint and colour products.
Playful heroes.
Music and festival sites.

How it works

Blobs are soft radial gradients with velocity and decay on a canvas. 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 Splash 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, fade, splashOnClick, color 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 36): Radius of a fresh blob in px; it grows as it fades.
fade (number, default 1.4): Seconds a blob takes to fade out.
splashOnClick (boolean, default true): Burst a ring of blobs on click.

The example on this page

Splash Cursor: Flick the pointer for streaks of ink, click for a burst.

Goes well with Splash 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 Splash Cursor

npx shadcn@latest add @charcoal/splash-cursor

Splash 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 splash-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 Splash Cursor?: Splash 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/splash-cursor. It copies splash-cursor.tsx into components/ui and installs motion, clsx, tailwind-merge.
Is Splash Cursor free for commercial use?: Splash 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 Splash 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 Splash Cursor?: Yes. Connect the Charcoal UI MCP server (https://charcoalui.com/mcp) to Claude Code, Cursor or any MCP client; get_component returns Splash Cursor's props and get_install_command returns the exact command.

Splash Cursor as Markdown · llms.txt