Coffee Bean Cursor

A branded object cursor trail that follows pointer movement for food, retail, hospitality, and campaign-led websites.

Published On: June 4, 2026
Last Updated: August 17, 2026
Three.js@react-three/drei@react-three/fiber
Coffee Bean Cursor

Overview

Coffee Bean Cursor turns pointer movement into atmosphere: brand-specific objects turn the cursor into a signature.

It belongs on creative homepages, portfolios, campaign pages, and brand-led experiments where the cursor can become part of the visual language. It does not belong on dashboards, checkout, forms, or utility-heavy product screens.

In production, the risk is precision. The cursor layer must stay disposable, disable on coarse pointers, preserve visible focus, and never hide click intent. If removing the effect breaks the page, the cursor has been promoted past its pay grade.


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Example Production Use Case

Use this as cursor-system implementation guidance. Verify the shipped component export, pointer-tracking model, coarse-pointer disablement, z-index behavior, focus safety, cleanup, and reduced-motion handling before relying on exact props, defaults, imports, or installation steps.


Best Used For

  • Food, retail, and campaign pages where a small branded object can become the pointer signature.
  • Experience-led homepages where the trail adds delight but ordering and navigation stay precise.
  • Coffee Bean Cursor gives pointer movement a brand role without hiding core controls or content.

Not For

Not for dashboards, checkout, forms, dense product UIs, or any flow where precision beats atmosphere.


Performance Budget

Use one cursor layer, throttle movement with requestAnimationFrame, avoid full-screen filter effects, and disable Coffee Bean Cursor on coarse pointers.


Accessibility and Mobile

Disable on coarse pointers and preserve normal touch behavior. Cursor-only reveals must have visible or tap-accessible alternatives.


Common Mistakes

  • Letting Coffee Bean Cursor cover focus rings or clickable controls.
  • Forgetting to disable the effect on coarse pointers.
  • Hiding useful content behind mouse-only movement.

Changelog

v1.1.0

Jul 22, 2026
reduce-motion applied

Props

PropTypeDefaultDescription
beanCountnumber300Number of beans in the flowing cursor field.
beanColorstring#392416Coffee bean color.
sizenumber22Rendered bean size.
rotationSpeednumber1Rotation speed for each bean.
mouseInteractionbooleantrueEnables mouse-reactive bean movement.
scatterIntensitynumber1Strength and radius of the mouse scatter force.

Frequently Asked Questions

When should I use Coffee Bean Cursor?

Use it when a food, retail, or campaign page needs brand-specific objects turning the cursor into a signature not on utility flows.

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