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Container that follows the cursor movement v1.0.0

Use this resource to make an element react to cursor movement within an area

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Install with the CLI

In a terminal, from the folder you want:

npx --yes palatekit@latest install cursor-tracking-container

First time: connect the CLI with

npx --yes palatekit@latest login

The agent adds a React (Tailwind) component to your project that tracks the cursor inside a container, using the small mouse-position hook. You place the element that should follow the pointer inside it. You get a base for hover effects.

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Updated November 2, 2026

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Uses
  • React
  • Tailwind CSS
Licence
MIT

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What you get

  • README.md: usage guide
  • cursor-tracker.stories.tsx: the author's original file
  • cursor-tracker.tsx: the author's original file
  • cursor-tracker.mdx: the author's original file

Good fit for

  • Create a glow that follows the mouse on a card
  • Animate a section background based on the cursor
  • Build a custom hover effect

Not for

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

Tags

  • cursor
  • mouse
  • container
  • hover
  • tracking

About

You say

"Add a container where a glowing circle follows the mouse inside my hero section."

Rectangular area where an element follows the cursor position inside the frame.

Component published by harimanok_ 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 and Tailwind CSS

How to use it

  1. Copy cursor-tracker.tsx into your React project's components folder.
  2. Make sure Tailwind CSS is set up in the project.
  3. Ask the agent to place the component on the page and match it to your brand.

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Files

  • animata/container/cursor-tracker.stories.tsx0.4 KB
  • animata/container/cursor-tracker.tsx1.6 KB
  • content/docs/container/cursor-tracker.mdx0.9 KB
  • LICENSE1.1 KB
  • NOTICE-PALATEKIT.md0.4 KB
  • README.md0.8 KB

Origin and licence

Modified by PalateKit

Author
harimanok_
Source
github.com/codse/animata/tree/25c27e5a874c60a56dcc1609df3b2c4f5f8456f8/animata/container/cursor-tracker.tsx
Licence
MIT

Notice

Version modifiée de « cursor-tracker » (harimanok_, MIT) : traduction française et fiche par PalateKit.

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Frequently asked questions

Which packages do I install?

React and Tailwind CSS are enough.

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.