Question 1

What does the Cursor Arrow Rays icon mean?

Accepted Answer

The cursor-arrow-rays icon represents click interactions and cursor activity with its distinctive pointer and radiating rays design. This composite symbol has become the standard indicator for click effects, interactive elements, cursor-based interactions, and clickable areas across modern web applications and user interface designs.

Question 2

Where is the Cursor Arrow Rays icon used?

Accepted Answer

In modern applications like tutorial overlays or interactive demos such as those in Intercom's product tours, you'll see this cursor-with-rays indicating clickable hotspots, interaction points, and user action guidance. It appears in onboarding flows where click instructions, or in accessibility tools like screen readers where cursor activity visualization requires clear interaction indicators.

Question 3

What does the Cursor Arrow Rays icon tell users?

Accepted Answer

From a user experience perspective, the rays-around-cursor design communicates more than simple clicking - it specifically indicates active interaction zones, attention-drawing clickable areas, and the dynamic nature of user engagement. This visual pattern helps guide users toward important interactive elements.

Question 4

Can I download the Cursor Arrow Rays icon as SVG or PNG?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Open Get icon, then Download file: SVG for code or design tools like Figma; PNG, WebP or JPEG at 512px; or an ICO favicon with 16, 32 and 48px inside. Each one uses what you set in Customize.

Question 5

How do I install the Cursor Arrow Rays icon with the shadcn CLI?

Accepted Answer

Sign in (it's free), then open Get icon, Install with shadcn CLI, and pick your package manager to copy the command. It adds the icon to components/icons/heroicons-cursor-arrow-rays.tsx.

Question 6

How do I use the Cursor Arrow Rays icon in Next.js or React?

Accepted Answer

Copy it as React (from Get icon, or the Code section): a typed CursorArrowRaysIcon component you paste into your project, with no package to install. It works in Next.js and any React app.

Question 7

How do I use the Cursor Arrow Rays icon in Vue, Svelte or Angular?

Accepted Answer

Open Get icon, then Copy as code, and pick Vue, Svelte, Angular, Solid or Preact; the Code section shows each one too. Every version is one self-contained component with the SVG inside.

Question 8

Can my AI agent install it for me?

Accepted Answer

With Pro, the shadcn.io MCP server lets Claude Code, Cursor or any MCP client find the Cursor Arrow Rays icon, or any of 1,288 HeroIcons icons, and install it from a prompt.

Question 9

Can I use the Cursor Arrow Rays icon in commercial projects?

Accepted Answer

Yes. MIT allows commercial use; keep the license notice when you ship the icons' source files. The full terms are in the license, linked on this page.

Question 10

Is the Cursor Arrow Rays icon free?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Copying and downloading it is free, and the shadcn CLI install only needs a free account.

Question 11

How do I change the color of the Cursor Arrow Rays icon?

Accepted Answer

It's drawn in currentColor, so it takes the text color wherever you use it. To bake a color in, set one in Customize before you copy.

Question 12

How do I change the size of the Cursor Arrow Rays icon?

Accepted Answer

Set width and height on the component, or a class like size-6. It's drawn on a 24 × 24 grid, so it stays sharp at any size. Customize also sets the size it exports at, its padding and rotation, and its stroke.

Question 13

How do I make the Cursor Arrow Rays icon accessible?

Accepted Answer

Next to a visible label it's decoration: add aria-hidden="true" so screen readers skip it. Standing alone, as in an icon button, give the button a name instead, like aria-label="Cursor Arrow Rays", so screen readers say what it does.

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