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Custom Cursor scrolls away unless mouse is moved HTML CSS JS


I am working on a custom cursor design for my website. I found a design I liked and tweaked it to my liking. The only problem is, when I scroll, the design scroll away too. It returns when I move the mouse.

const cursor = document.querySelector('.cursor')
document.addEventListener('mousemove', (e) => {
  cursor.setAttribute("style", "top: " + (e.pageY - 60) + "px; left: " + (e.pageX - 60) + "px;")
})

document.addEventListener("click", (e) => {
  console.log(e.target)
  cursor.classList.add('click')

  setTimeout(() => {
    cursor.classList.remove('click')
  }, 500)
})
@import url("https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Montserrat:400,400i,700");
body {
  font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif;
  font-size: 30px;
  background: #000;
  color: #fff;
  cursor: none;
  position: relative;
  min-height: 100vh;
  padding: 0px;
  margin: 0px;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
}

div {
  display: inline-block;
  padding: 20px;
}

.cursor {
  pointer-events: none;
  position: absolute;
  width: 80px;
  height: 80px;
  background: #fff;
  border-radius: 50%;
  mix-blend-mode: exclusion;
  background: radial-gradient(circle, #000 0%, #000 3.99%, #fff 4%, #fff 100%);
}

.cursor.click {
  animation: click .3s ease-in-out;
}

@keyframes click {
  0% {
    transform: scale(1);
  }
  5% {
    transform: scale(1.3);
  }
  100% {
    transform: scale(1);
  }
}
<div class="cursor">
</div>
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I have tried changing pageX and pageY to clientX and clientY but all it did was make the cursor irrecoverable if scrolled too far.


Solution

  • In your css change position: absolute to position: fixed for .cursor

    This will ensure that cursor is relative to the viewport, not the nearest relative positioned ancestor (scrolling doesn't affect viewport but may affect the HTML element, thus the cursor (with position: fixed) should stay in place while scrolling)

    More details here - w3schools link

    And also you need to change pageY and pageX to clientX and clientY in your JS (as client isn't affected by scrolling and page does)