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This cool site is full of old school and new cursors:
And it even shows how to use it in your "MySpace profile" :P
The CSS given on the site may not work, so use the following format instead under your style body tag:
cursor: url(link in cursor code area), auto;
Example:
cursor: url(http://www.rw-designer.com/cursor-extern.php?id=129480), auto;
Alt attribute for image:
<img src="img link" alt="Description + OG unsecure link">
HTML comments:<!-- Insert comment here, or link as you'd like -->
Edit:@mercury Your cursor input was:
cursor:url("<http://www.rw-designer.com/cursor-extern.php?id=XXXX>");
This is the format, you must replace the area between quotes with a working link that you get from the site above; this link is present in the page you've to scroll down
Eg: This cute penguin one
cursor:url("http://www.rw-designer.com/cursor-extern.php?id=106302"), auto;
Another Edit:
This comment by VINΛ shows an alternate way to use cursors by turning them into base64
Ok so I have a solution that works but it's a few steps, but worth it if you can only find the cursor you want on rw-designer.com. These steps only work with static cursors though, not animated ones. You might be able to convert .ani cursors to .gif but I haven't tried. Anyway:
1. Download the .cur file from the rw-designer.com page
2. Go to https://convertio.co/cur-png/ and upload the .cur file, then click Convert.
3. Click the Download button to get the .png version
4. Go to https://base64.guru/converter/encode/image
5. Upload the .png cursor image and click "Encode image to Base64"
6. Copy the result. It will be kind of long (like a few hundred characters), but that's ok.
7. Use this template below, replacing REPLACEME part with the Base64 encoded text you just copied:
cursor: url(data:image/png;base64,REPLACEME), auto;
this is what mine looks like:
cursor: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAwAAAATCAMAAACTKxybAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAACBjSFJNAAB6JgAAgIQAAPoAAACA6AAAdTAAAOpgAAA6mAAAF3CculE8AAAAclBMVEUAAAAAUv8AQ/8AJP8DAP8aAP8pAP9AAP9PAP9fAP9nAP92AP+VAP+kAP/DAP/aAP/aAP//AP8AUv8AQ/8AJP8DAP8aAP8pAP9AAP9PAP9fAP9nAP92AP+FAP+NAP+VAP+kAP/DAP/aAP/pAP//AP////+Wa+7MAAAAEnRSTlMAh4eHh4eHh4eHh4eFjYiEgIFwiXDeAAAAAWJLR0QlwwHJDwAAAAlwSFlzAAAAyAAAAMgAY/rnrQAAAAd0SU1FB+UBGgYFDhbbGyoAAAABb3JOVAHPoneaAAAAEGNhTnYAAAAgAAAAIAAAAAAAAAAAYrnu+gAAAGlJREFUCNdNzkkSgzAMRNEGwpAwBLATZogN9z9jJGxs3qKr/kYltAE8IUIfUsrIxYc8rviy2EZ3Skz0RnrGYGUc4+VJMTkvYPZyLDdYb7BZBV/7kZKHQylV8dACWr+BWhP3+05cNMfRAH/NHA5YV2v24gAAACV0RVh0ZGF0ZTpjcmVhdGUAMjAyMS0wMS0yNlQwNjowNToxNCswMDowMDXSS10AAAAldEVYdGRhdGU6bW9kaWZ5ADIwMjEtMDEtMjZUMDY6MDU6MTMrMDA6MDCBKM1vAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC), auto;
}
It's long af but its a whole image turned into text, so that's expected lol
8. Save your settings and you're done!
Also with it embeddded like this, it means if the rw-designer.com or other cursor servers go down, it won't affect your cursor!
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tryst
Thanks for this! I just added a cursor to my profile with the base64 method.
f4ll3n_4ng3l
i tried (and yes, i followed all the steps) and it didnt work :c .
same
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SallyCookies
thank you!! been looking for something that worked
Hey, author here. Thx for the comment, Insane and heartwarming to see people still find this half-assed post useful 4 years on haha. The frenzy of profile comments with people interested in HTML (again) prompted this and a lot of other posts from the awesome devs here.
I'll probably rework this when I remember next lol. Cheers.
by Shanen; ; Report
sof x_x
using! ^^
where did you pasted the code?
by Tom; ; Report
MoN-MoN xD
where do you guys put it? im trying to sandwich it somewhere between my layout script and its isnt working((( can somebody help me?
Alyssa
do you put the code in or iframe, etc.??
Jail_Face
where do i put all the stuff if im using the last method?
angeLfluff⋆⋆⋆⋆
Real question!! (important): Is there a chance to add cursor trails?
alri:)
by angeLfluff⋆⋆⋆⋆; ; Report
liyah
the base64 version worked! tysm!
where did you put the code?
by Jail_Face; ; Report
beachfrontbae
where do i put it tho?? where on my prfile do i paste it?
Akizine
THANKY OU
Ahriadne
tysm worked beautifully UwU
corpsewaxxx
couldn't get it to work, but then again i know jack about css so i've probably messed this up like five times. i already have a theme set up but idk if i should like add it into the theme's css or something like that
sydneyskullz
guys! If you are having trouble with rw cursors, check to make sure the one you r using is .cur !!!
wesker
if anyone needs help debugging check https://blog.spacehey.com/entry?id=446997 if your problem isnt on there shoot me a comment i can help /g
xXxValentinexXxVenomxXx
I tried to open the file but it said smth abt not having an associated app...how do I fix this?
you dont need to open it you just need to upload it & get the link ^^
by wesker; ; Report
How do I get the link?
by xXxValentinexXxVenomxXx; ; Report
vincent !!
i put in the link for the penguin cursor and it literally broke my entire profile :/ i tried fixing it and got rid of the code but it won't go back to normal
check for missing style tags !
by wesker; ; Report
ssSerenn
did they remove the ability to make custom cursors? its not working for me and i dont understand??
you have to put the code between two style tags () or insert it before the second style tag in your pre-existing code after a closed bracket
this is the code i'm using. resting -> caret -> hovering/active
/* resting (normal cursor) */
* {
cursor: url(https://images2.imgbox.com/b1/bb/UUTux9sV_o.png), auto;
}
/* i-beam/caret/the little line that shows up when you highlight text */
input {
cursor: url(https://images2.imgbox.com/fc/23/WEObI4Fj_o.png), auto;
}
/* the rest of these are for the pointer (what shows up when you hover over a link) */
a {
cursor: url(https://images2.imgbox.com/ea/0e/wlQIzrmE_o.png), auto;
}
button {
cursor: url(https://images2.imgbox.com/ea/0e/wlQIzrmE_o.png), auto;
}
.logout-btn {
cursor: url(https://images2.imgbox.com/ea/0e/wlQIzrmE_o.png), auto;
}
just replace the image source (the url in parenthesis) with the link for whatever cursor you want to use. the last 3 should all use the same image
by 5ativa vampir3; ; Report
ScarredAngel6
My cursor is not aligned with my actual one. Like the tip of the custom one is on the bottom of where it should be and it makes it hard to click anything on my profile. How do I fix this? Thanks in advance
mossfaerie
In case anyone here finds a cursor file (.cur) on another website they want to use, I just found a website called https://convertio.co/ and you can convert basically any file type to another one :)
So, example, I wanted to use this (https://www.cursors-4u.com/cursor/2009/11/23/dogbane-beetle.html) beetle cursor so I downloaded it (theres a download button on each cursor page which, bonus, means you can use it on your pc as a cursor as well), put it on convertio, converted it to a .png, uploaded it to imgur to get the link :)