Cursor: Floating target: Step-by-step tutorial
Matt Perry
In this tutorial, we're going to build the Cursor: Floating target example step-by-step.
This example is rated 3/5 difficulty, which means we assume you're already quite familiar with Motion (and JavaScript in general).
Here's a live demo of the example we're going to be creating:
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Introduction
The Floating Target example creates a rotating button that reacts to your cursor with a smooth spring animation. As well as creating a custom usePointerReaction hook, we'll use several Motion APIs:
The
usePointerPositionhook from Motion+ for tracking cursor position.The
useTransformanduseSpringhooks for smooth cursor following.The
useAnimatehook for continuous rotation.The
Cursorcomponent from Motion+ for custom cursor effects.Motion variants for hover and press animations.
