Possible to use GIF to create animated custom cursor?

Hello. I've been trying to use an animated GIF file (that does appear as animated in the Custom Files drop-down menu in the Custom CSS menu) as a custom cursor; however, simply inserting it into the "url()" parentheses in

body {

cursor: url(), auto !important;

}

only creates a static image as the cursor. Pasting an external link to an animated GIF uploaded elsewhere has the same problem. Is it at all possible to have an animated cursor from a GIF file?

Also, currently the static custom cursor is changed for the default when entering the edges of Vimeo videos, or hovering over their playback controls; what code would activate the custom cursor over these linked video blocks?

Thanks!

Can you share link to gif image + your site url? We can check problem easier

On 8/12/2024 at 5:13 AM, tuanphan said:

Can you share link to gif image + your site url? We can check problem easier

Hello, thank you! An example .gif I made is located at https://i.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExamN2N3dyOHp0dm5tN2h2ZmJlbTRleDdnaDUxbTU2b24yMmtmcnRxZSZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9cw/f45o41WP4HdjF8QVZU/giphy.gif, and my website is https://www.martingirardi.com/. I've settled for static images in the current version of the site.

On 8/24/2024 at 3:35 AM, mmgirar said:

Hello, thank you! An example .gif I made is located at https://i.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExamN2N3dyOHp0dm5tN2h2ZmJlbTRleDdnaDUxbTU2b24yMmtmcnRxZSZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9cw/f45o41WP4HdjF8QVZU/giphy.gif, and my website is https://www.martingirardi.com/. I've settled for static images in the current version of the site.

I see you figured it out? It already show custom cursor here

7 hours ago, tuanphan said:

I see you figured it out? It already show custom cursor here

Unfortunately, I didn't figure it out; my question was about using an animated GIF file as a cursor. My site's cursor uses a static PNG cursor, and a second inverted PNG assigned to appear while the user hovers over a button or link. I was hoping to use a moving GIF as a custom cursor, but when I insert a link to such a GIF into "url()" in the code above—even when it appears as animated in the Custom Files drop-down menu after direct upload—the cursor that appears on the site is static.

What code allows for the use of an animated cursor via a GIF file?

On 8/26/2024 at 11:17 PM, mmgirar said:

Unfortunately, I didn't figure it out; my question was about using an animated GIF file as a cursor. My site's cursor uses a static PNG cursor, and a second inverted PNG assigned to appear while the user hovers over a button or link. I was hoping to use a moving GIF as a custom cursor, but when I insert a link to such a GIF into "url()" in the code above—even when it appears as animated in the Custom Files drop-down menu after direct upload—the cursor that appears on the site is static.

 

What code allows for the use of an animated cursor via a GIF file?

I just had some searches and it looks like not possible now