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Pixel trail

Square pixels light up under the pointer and fade out in crisp steps, leaving a pixel-art trail; taps burst, idle paints by itself.

What it is for

Retro, game or developer-tool sections as a playful pointer trail (wraps its content).

Use it

1 · site.json
"effects": { "components": ["pixel-trail"] }
or on the command line
node ~/.claude/skills/sitewright/scripts/scaffold.mjs --config site.json --out ./my-site --components pixel-trail
2 · import it
import { PixelTrail } from '@/components/fx/ui';

Files

  • components/fx/ui/PixelTrail.tsx
  • components/fx/ui/_cursor-kit.ts
  • components/fx/ui/_cursor-stage.tsx
  • components/fx/ui/_t2.ts
  • ui-pixel-trail.css styles
  • ui-cursor-stage.css styles

Source

Original to Sitewright. MIT licensed.

Credits and licences: third-party notices.

Accessibility

  • Keyboard. Components in the kit are written to be reached and used with the keyboard. Try it: press Tab inside the preview.
  • Reduced motion. With prefers-reduced-motion on, animation settles to its finished state at once.
  • Touch. Pointer-follow effects are skipped on touch screens; controls stay finger-sized.