Finger cursor: the tap

The finger is three bones. On a press the base knuckle bends first, then the middle, then the tip; each bone shortens by the cosine of its angle as it tips toward the screen, and goes a shade darker. The ring opens when the fingertip touches. On release it springs back past straight and settles.

Tapping, at real speed

Six times the real size, tapping every 1.8 seconds.

The same tap, 5× slower

Watch the joints bend in turn, then the spring back past straight.

Try it

Move in here and click. Hold to keep it pressed.