tiptap/docs/api/extensions/dropcursor.md

---
description: Adds a cursor when something is dragged inside the editor.
icon: drag-drop-line
---

# Dropcursor
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This extension loads the [ProseMirror Dropcursor plugin](https://github.com/ProseMirror/prosemirror-dropcursor) by Marijn Haverbeke, which shows a cursor at the drop position when something is dragged into the editor.

Note that Tiptap is headless, but the dropcursor needs CSS for its appearance. There are settings for the color and width, and you’re free to add a custom CSS class.

## Installation
```bash
npm install @tiptap/extension-dropcursor
```

:::warning Are you using Yarn, pNPM, npm 6 or less?
Unfortunately your package manager does not install peer dependencies automatically and you have to install them by your own. Please [see here](https://tiptap.dev/installation/peer-dependencies#tiptapextension-dropcursor) which packages are needed and how to install them.
:::

## Settings

### color
Color of the dropcursor.

Default: `'currentColor'`

```js
Dropcursor.configure({
  color: '#ff0000'
})
```

### width
Width of the dropcursor.

Default: `1`

```js
Dropcursor.configure({
  width: 2,
})
```

### class
One or multiple CSS classes that should be applied to the dropcursor.

```js
Dropcursor.configure({
  class: 'my-custom-class',
})
```

## Source code
[packages/extension-dropcursor/](https://github.com/ueberdosis/tiptap/blob/main/packages/extension-dropcursor/)

## Usage
https://embed.tiptap.dev/preview/Extensions/Dropcursor