# Surf the web like it's 1999 with these old-school cursors

DevFeed: [Surf the web like it's 1999 with these old-school cursors](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/surf-the-web-like-it-s-1999-with-these-old-school-cursors-9506.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.figma.com/blog/april-fun-day-cursors/>)

Author: Jenny Xie

Published: 2024-04-04T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Figma Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/figma-blog.md>)

Topics: [Figma](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/figma.md>), [User interface design](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ui-design.md>), [GUI](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/gui.md>), [Windows](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/windows.md>), [Web](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/web.md>), [Internet](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/internet.md>), [Canvas](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/canvas.md>), [Software](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/software.md>)

Tags: [collaboration](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/collaboration.md>), [design](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/design.md>), [digital-design](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/digital-design.md>), [figma](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/figma.md>), [gui](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/gui.md>), [history](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/history.md>), [internet](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/internet.md>), [product](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/product.md>), [user-interface](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/user-interface.md>), [web](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/web.md>), [windows](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/windows.md>)

## AI overview

Figma's annual April Fun Day introduces four throwback cursor styles inspired by 8-bit, Y2K, skeuomorphic, and Aero aesthetics. The article connects these designs to the history of digital interfaces and explains how cursors in Figma and FigJam represent collaboration and personal expression.

## Source excerpt

404 isn't just an error code--this year it's our annual April Fun Day. We're throwing it back to our favorite digital design eras, from the days of DOS to Y2K, and from skeuomorphism to Windows Vista.