# Set Cursor Theme and Size in Sway ## Metadata **Status**:: #x **Zettel**:: #zettel/fleeting **Created**:: [[2023-09-13]] **Parent**:: [[sway]] ## Install Ensure to install a cursor theme first. This is the command to install [phinger](https://github.com/phisch/phinger-cursors). ``` wget -cO- https://github.com/phisch/phinger-cursors/releases/latest/download/phinger-cursors-variants.tar.bz2 | tar xfj - -C ~/.icons ``` ## Set Cursor Edit `~/.icons/default/index.theme` ``` Inherits=phinger-cursors-light ``` Edit `~/.gtkrc-2.0` ``` gtk-cursor-theme-name="phinger-cursors-light" gtk-cursor-theme-size=36 ``` Edit `~/.config/gtk-3.0/settings.ini` ``` gtk-cursor-theme-name=phinger-cursors-light gtk-cursor-theme-size=36 ``` For [[sway]]: ``` seat seat0 xcursor_theme phinger-cursors-light 36 ``` For [[Flatpak]]: ``` flatpak override --user --filesystem=home/.icons:ro ```