Hover / React + Web APIs
Magnetic Field
Pull a signal node toward the pointer with a soft, bounded attraction.
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Cursor Trail.
Leave a short chain of fading dots behind the pointer.
- Category
- Cursor
- Collection
- Demonstration study
- Stack
- React / Web APIs / CSS
- Chronology
- Undated / exploration
EXP-018 / LIVE PREVIEW
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REDUCED MOTION / STATIC RESULT
Reduced motion is enabled. This preview displays the stable result without zoom, displacement or scrambling.
01 / Overview
Leave a short chain of fading dots behind the pointer. An independent interaction study built for the Resources archive.
02 / How it works
Each dot follows the preceding position with a different interpolation rate and opacity.
03 / Implementation
Actual React demo source. Import this component with the archive stylesheet and pass variant (cursorTrail), values, playing, replay and reduced props. The image demos use /images/resources-bg.png.
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04 / Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Range | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strength | Number | 0.2–1 | 0.6 |
05 / Usage & accessibility
Enable playback, then move across the preview. Hover controls also respond to focus and activation; cursor studies offer arrow-key movement and tap positioning. Reduced motion keeps a static result.
Requires a current browser with Web Animations, requestAnimationFrame and Pointer Events. Background imagery is decorative; essential labels remain in the document. The magnetic target supports tap and keyboard activation.
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