Magnetic cursor CTA

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Turn your team cards into an interactive experience with a custom cursor CTA.

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Code, Cursor & hover

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Container, Heading, Text editor, Image

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Custom code

CSS

Custom css

The CSS to make the animation for this power up is included in the top level parent container Advanced > Custom CSS. No additional setup needed. Just copy the component and the styles come with it.

  /* Hide cursor inside each team card (desktop only) */
  @media (min-width: 1025px) {
  .team-card,
  .team-card * {
    cursor: none !important;
  }
}
/* =========================
   Cursor pill wrapper
========================= */
.eui-cursor-cta {
  position: fixed;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);  /* centered on the mouse */
  z-index: 999;              /* stays above everything */

  /* IMPORTANT: prevents flicker by stopping the pill stealing hover */
  pointer-events: none;

  opacity: 0;
  visibility: hidden;
  transition: opacity 160ms ease, visibility 160ms ease;
  font-family: "Figtree", system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif;
  font-weight: 600;
}

.eui-cursor-cta.is-active {
  opacity: 1;
  visibility: visible;
}


/* =========================
   Cursor pill styling
   This targets BOTH setups:
   - <div class="eui-cursor-inner"> ... </div>
   - OR <a> ... </a>

   Edit safely in the sections below.
========================= */
.eui-cursor-cta .eui-cursor-inner,
.eui-cursor-cta > a {
  display: inline-flex !important;
  align-items: center !important;
  gap: 10px !important;

  /* =========================
     EDIT: SIZING
  ========================= */
  padding: 12px 16px !important;
  border-radius: 999px !important;
  font-size: 14px !important;
  line-height: 1 !important;

  /* =========================
     EDIT: COLORS
  ========================= */
  background-color: rgba(11, 31, 58, 0.88) !important;  /* pill background */
  border: 2px solid rgba(20, 184, 166, 0.18) !important; /* pill border */
  color: #fff !important;

  /* =========================
     EDIT: EFFECTS (optional)
     - Remove blur if you don't want the glass look
  ========================= */
  backdrop-filter: blur(10px) !important;
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(10px) !important;
  box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.45) !important;

  white-space: nowrap !important;
  opacity: 1 !important;
  background-image: none !important;
}


/* If the pill is an <a>, remove default link styles */
.eui-cursor-cta > a {
  text-decoration: none !important;
}


/* =========================
   Safety: prevent theme effects from breaking the pill
   (Usually leave this alone)
========================= */
.eui-cursor-cta,
.eui-cursor-cta * {
  mix-blend-mode: normal !important;
  filter: none !important;
}


/* =========================
   Tablet/mobile: disable the pill entirely
   (So you can use normal LinkedIn icons/links instead)
========================= */
@media (max-width: 1024px) {
  .eui-cursor-cta {
    display: none !important;
  }

  .team-card,
  .team-card * {
    cursor: auto !important;
  }
}


/* =========================
   Accessibility: reduced motion
========================= */
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .eui-cursor-cta {
    transition: none !important;
  }
}

Custom Javascript

JavaScript is loaded via a HTML widget. Don’t remove it – it powers the animation.

<script>
(function () {
  const isDesktop = window.matchMedia("(min-width: 1025px)").matches;
  const canHover = window.matchMedia("(hover: hover) and (pointer: fine)").matches;
  if (!isDesktop || !canHover) return;

  // Create the floating cursor pill (visual only)
  const cursor = document.createElement("div");
  cursor.className = "eui-cursor-cta";
  cursor.innerHTML = `
    <div class="eui-cursor-inner">
      <span>View LinkedIn Profile</span>
      <span aria-hidden="true">↗</span>
    </div>
  `;
  document.body.appendChild(cursor);

  let activeCard = null;
  let activeUrl = null;

  let lastX = 0;
  let lastY = 0;
  let rafId = null;

  function render() {
    cursor.style.left = lastX + "px";
    cursor.style.top = lastY + "px";
    rafId = null;
  }

  function onMove(e) {
    lastX = e.clientX;
    lastY = e.clientY;
    if (!rafId) rafId = requestAnimationFrame(render);

    // Determine what's under the cursor (ignores the pill because it's pointer-events:none)
    const el = document.elementFromPoint(e.clientX, e.clientY);
    const card = el && el.closest ? el.closest(".team-card") : null;

    if (!card) {
      deactivate();
      return;
    }

    activate(card);
  }

  function getCardLink(card) {
    const attrUrl = card.getAttribute("data-linkedin");
    if (attrUrl) return attrUrl;

    const a = card.querySelector('a[href]:not([href="#"]):not([href=""])');
    if (a && a.href) return a.href;

    if (card.tagName === "A" && card.href) return card.href;

    return null;
  }

  function activate(card) {
    if (activeCard === card) return;

    const url = getCardLink(card);
    if (!url) return;

    activeCard = card;
    activeUrl = url;

    cursor.classList.add("is-active");
  }

  function deactivate() {
    activeCard = null;
    activeUrl = null;
    cursor.classList.remove("is-active");
  }

  // Track mouse globally (desktop only)
  window.addEventListener("mousemove", onMove, { passive: true });

  // Click anywhere on the active card opens the link
  document.addEventListener("click", (e) => {
    if (!activeCard || !activeUrl) return;

    const clickedCard = e.target.closest && e.target.closest(".team-card");
    if (clickedCard !== activeCard) return;

    // Let normal links inside the card behave normally
    const clickedLink = e.target.closest && e.target.closest("a");
    if (clickedLink) return;

    window.open(activeUrl, "_blank", "noopener,noreferrer");
  });

  window.addEventListener("blur", deactivate);
})();
</script>