Skip to generator
Veomark

Free · Instant · No signup

CSS Cursor Trail Effect Generator

CSS Cursor Trail Effect Generator generates a trail of dots that follows the mouse cursor, plus the JS that drives it. The JS records recent mouse positions and moves a chain of fixed-position dots to those positions each frame, shrinking each dot further back in the trail.

Page updated 2026-09-14.

CSS Cursor Trail Effect Generator visual
Sponsored

Calculator

Live preview

Sponsored

What this generates

This page generates a trail of dots that follows the mouse cursor, plus the JS that drives it. The JS records recent mouse positions and moves a chain of fixed-position dots to those positions each frame, shrinking each dot further back in the trail.

Change the fields above and the output updates live -- copy it once you're happy with the result.

Related tools

See the CSS Ripple Click Effect Generator for a related effect.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

What does this generator actually output?

It generates a trail of dots that follows the mouse cursor, plus the JS that drives it. The JS records recent mouse positions and moves a chain of fixed-position dots to those positions each frame, shrinking each dot further back in the trail.

Does this send anything to a server?

No. The snippet is built in your browser from the fields you fill in. Nothing is uploaded, logged, or sent anywhere.

Can I use this output directly in production CSS?

Yes -- copy the output into your stylesheet or component. Adjust class names and selectors to match your project's naming, since the generated selectors are generic placeholders.