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Spotlight that follows the mouse v1.0.0

Use this resource to light up an area that follows the mouse

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  • 591 downloads
  • 159 likes
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Install with the CLI

In a terminal, from the folder you want:

npx --yes palatekit@latest install cursor-following-spotlight

First time: connect the CLI with

npx --yes palatekit@latest login

The agent adds a spotlight effect React (Tailwind) component to your page that follows the cursor. You choose the color with Tailwind gradients. You adapt the content and style to your project and get a component ready to use.

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Updated November 2, 2026

Details

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Uses
  • React
  • Tailwind CSS
  • motion
  • clsx
  • tailwind-merge
Licence
MIT

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What you get

  • README.md: usage guide
  • page.mdx: the author's original file
  • spotlight-basic.tsx: the author's original file
  • spotlight-border.tsx: the author's original file
  • spotlight-custom-color.tsx: the author's original file

Good fit for

  • Feature cards on a landing page
  • Dark hero section
  • Pricing grid

Not for

  • A site without React or Tailwind CSS, without adapting it
  • A motion-sensitive audience, without adding prefers-reduced-motion

Tags

  • spotlight
  • light
  • mouse
  • card
  • react

About

You say

"Add a blue spotlight that follows the mouse on my feature cards."

A glowing area follows the cursor over a card or block.

Component published by ibelick (Motion Primitives) under the MIT license, resource page and guide written by PalateKit.

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Prerequisites

You bring
Your React project with Tailwind CSS and Your colors and texts
Dependencies
React, Tailwind CSS, motion, clsx, and tailwind-merge

How to use it

  1. Copy spotlight.tsx into your React project's components folder.
  2. Install the required packages: motion, clsx, tailwind-merge.
  3. Ask the agent to place the component on the page and match it to your brand.

Content preview

Files

  • app/docs/spotlight/page.mdx2.5 KB
  • app/docs/spotlight/spotlight-basic.tsx1.2 KB
  • app/docs/spotlight/spotlight-border.tsx0.5 KB
  • app/docs/spotlight/spotlight-custom-color.tsx1.4 KB
  • components/core/spotlight.tsx2.6 KB
  • LICENSE1.1 KB
  • NOTICE-PALATEKIT.md0.4 KB
  • README.md0.9 KB

Origin and licence

Modified by PalateKit

Author
ibelick (Motion Primitives)
Source
github.com/ibelick/motion-primitives/tree/120f64f6ca60348e251f929e9c81f11ccbe45eda/components/core/spotlight.tsx
Licence
MIT

Notice

Version modifiée de « spotlight » (ibelick (Motion Primitives), MIT) : traduction française et fiche par PalateKit.

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Frequently asked questions

Which packages do I install?

React, Tailwind CSS and motion, clsx, tailwind-merge.

Does it work without Next.js?

Yes, in any React project with Tailwind CSS; just drop the "use client" directive if your tooling does not support it.