---
title: "VFX Text Cursor"
description: "Dramatic text reveal with cursor glow, chromatic shadow rays, and directional lighting on a black stage. Canvas-based shader post-processing with spectral color edges."
---

# VFX Text Cursor

Dramatic text reveal with cursor glow, chromatic shadow rays, and directional lighting on a black stage. Canvas-based shader post-processing with spectral color edges.

`html-in-canvas` `text` `shader` `cursor` `chromatic`

<Warning>
**Requires Chrome flag.** Enable `chrome://flags/#canvas-draw-element` for live preview. Rendering via CLI enables the flag automatically. [Learn more](/guides/html-in-canvas).
</Warning>

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## Install

<CodeGroup>

```bash Terminal
npx hyperframes add vfx-text-cursor
```

</CodeGroup>

## Details

| Property | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Type | Block |
| Dimensions | 1920×1080 |
| Duration | 8s |

## Files

| File | Target | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `vfx-text-cursor.html` | `compositions/vfx-text-cursor.html` | hyperframes:composition |

## Usage

After installing, add the block to your host composition:

```html
<div data-composition-id="vfx-text-cursor" data-composition-src="compositions/vfx-text-cursor.html" data-start="0" data-duration="8" data-track-index="1" data-width="1920" data-height="1080"></div>
```