Cursor Trail
A trail of dots follows the pointer with staggered easing — each dot chases the one ahead for a smooth, organic feel.
Also called: mouse trail, pointer dots, cursor followers
Move your cursor around this area
How it works
Create a fixed array of dot elements. On each animation frame, each dot lerps toward the previous dot's position (or the cursor for the first).
- Use
requestAnimationFramefor smooth 60fps motion - Scale opacity or size by index for a tapering tail