vfx-text-cursor
Adds visual cursor effects with light trails and directional flares. It's ideal for revealing quotes word-by-word in video intros.
What it does
This effect creates a light cursor that 'types' a sentence on screen, with each letter appearing one by one. As the cursor writes, it leaves a colorful trail and emits light rays.
When to use it
- ✓For video intros featuring a quote.
- ✓To highlight an important phrase in a visual presentation.
- ✓To create a 'typing' effect in animations.
Example of what to ask your AI
“Create a video intro with the cursor typing the phrase 'The future is built today', with colorful light rays.”
Want more? Open the sections below.
How to use
The easiest way: copy the message below and paste it into Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any AI. It reads the skill and follows the instructions.
Skill link
Ready-to-paste message
How it works
The AI simulates a cursor typing letter by letter. Each letter appears with a slight delay, and the cursor has a glowing trail and light rays that move with it.
Installation
Easiest way: copy the skill link and paste it into Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor asking it to follow the instructions.
In the terminal (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor), in your project folder:
npx skills add nexu-io/open-design --skill vfx-text-cursorOr download just the file:
curl -L https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nexu-io/open-design/main/plugins/_official/examples/vfx-text-cursor/SKILL.md -o SKILL.mdTechnical content (original SKILL.md)
Original text by the author, straight from GitHub.
【模板: VFX 文字光标 (Text Cursor)】 【意图】视频开场/Hero 帧 —— 光标在画布上"打字", 文字逐字浮现, 后面拖着彩色像散尾迹 + 定向光斑。Inspired by hyperframes vfx-text-cursor。
【画布】1920×1080, 背景 #06070a 暗哑黑 或 #0a0d12 (有暖偏蓝); 加微妙 vignette。
【内容】
- 一句金句 (中英不限), 居中, 字号 6-8vw, weight 700, 字体
Inter Tight/Source Sans 3/Noto Sans SC。 - 逐字揭示, 每个字符 80ms 间隔; 当前字符后面跟着一个 cursor
▍(或细 vertical bar)。 - 已揭示文字默认白色
#f5f5f7, opacity 1; 即将揭示位置加 chromatic ghost: 一份text-shadow: 2px 0 #ff3b6f, -2px 0 #00d4ff在 reveal 瞬间, 200ms 内收敛回正常。 - 光标本身: 16px 宽矩形, 颜色 = accent (取 1: hot pink
#ff3b6f/ cyan#00d4ff/ amber#ffb547), 闪烁@keyframes1.0s 周期; 后面拖一条 60-120px 的 motion blur trail (径向渐变到透明)。
【光斑 / 射线】
- 在打字位置附近随机生成 3-5 道定向光斑 (light leak): 用
linear-gradient(45deg, transparent, accent20, transparent)的细长矩形 +mix-blend-mode: screen, 不规则角度。 - 当文字打完, 整段文字加 0.5s shimmer sweep (光带横扫)。
【字段】
- 顶部 caption (uppercase letterspace 0.18em, 11px, opacity 0.5): "FRAME 01 · OPENING"。
- 文字底下副标 (24-28px, opacity 0.6): 来源 / 章节。
- 右下角 timecode (
00:03:21mono)。
【设计细节】
- 绝不: 多色彩虹 chromatic (只用 1 个 hot pink + cyan 这种二元像散, 不要 R/G/B 全色)。
- 字体: 西文
Inter TightBold; 中文Noto Sans SCBold; 严禁衬线。 - 动效用
@keyframes+ JS 计时器 (setTimeout逐字), 可被prefers-reduced-motion关闭 (直接显示所有字)。 - 必须用用户提供的金句; 不要捏造。
- 单文件 HTML, 不要外链字体以外的资源。
FAQ
Can I choose the colors of the light rays?
Yes, you can choose vibrant colors like hot pink, cyan, or amber for the rays and the cursor's trail.
Does the text appear all at once?
No, the text appears gradually, letter by letter, with a small interval between them, simulating typing.
Can I use any phrase?
Yes, you can use any quote or phrase you like, in Portuguese or English.
Details
Original description by the author
Cursor light trail, chromatic rays, and directional flares for word-by-word quote reveals in video intros.
repo: nexu-io/open-design
Popularity
- GitHub stars
- 101k
- Ranking position
- #589
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Updated
- 10/16/2026
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