Free cursor SVG files

A shape everyone reads at once

The arrow cursor is one of the most recognised shapes there is, which makes it a good small decal: it still reads at 15 mm tall. The solid arrow has seven corners and nothing to weed. At 100 mm tall its tail is about 15 mm wide, so it is sturdy in vinyl, card, felt and thin plywood. The real pointer is white with a dark edge, and the layered arrow and the outline are there to build that look in two colours of vinyl or card.

The pointing hand has slits between its knuckles that are about 1.5 mm wide when the hand is 100 mm tall. Cut it at 60 mm or more if you want the slits to stay open in vinyl.

Where a cursor decal works

Put the arrow on a laptop lid, a mouse mat, a desk organiser or a mug for someone who works at a screen. The cursor on a blank button is made for a word of your own. The crosshair and the move cross suit tool drawers and craft room labels, and the hourglass suits a kitchen timer shelf as well as a retro computing shirt.

How to open the files

• Cricut Design Space: choose Upload, pick the SVG, and add it to the canvas. Set the width you want; the shape is already welded.
• Silhouette Studio: Designer Edition and above open the SVG. The free Basic Edition does not, so open the DXF instead.
• LightBurn, xTool Creative Space and Glowforge: import the SVG, then set the layer to cut, score or engrave.
• Inkscape, Illustrator and Affinity: open the SVG. It is a plain filled path, so you can recolour it, add a stroke or combine it with your own work.
• Printing or sublimation: use the PNG, which has a transparent background.

Each design page lists the file’s narrowest part at seven sizes, so you can tell whether it will survive at the size you plan to cut.

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