The CS2 crosshair is the aiming cross that determines the direction of your shooting. This aim crosshair is, by default, a light green cross that reacts to movement. However, you can change that crosshair’s style, color, and size in many ways. Counter-Strike 2 has settings and tools that enable you to configure the crosshair targeting to suit your preferences. This is how you can customize your crosshair in Counter-Strike 2.
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How to Change the CS2 Crosshair via In-Game Settings
The most straightforward way to change your CS2 crosshair is to customize it with Counter-Strike 2’s in-game settings. To access those options, click the Settings menu > Game in Counter-Strike 2. Click Crosshair to scroll directly to those game options.
The Crosshair tab
There, you can access numerous crosshair settings. Crosshair Style is one of the most important configuration settings you can select there. These are the three configuration options for the Crosshair Style setting:
- Classic: The default crosshair that reacts to your movements.
- Classic Static: A crosshair that remains static when you move, which many pro players prefer.
- Legacy: A crosshair that changes size as you fire your gun.
The Crosshair Style drop-down menu
You will also notice a Center Dot CS2 crosshair setting. Selecting that option adds a small dot to the center of your crosshair. You can set a dot-only crosshair by enabling that dot option and reducing the Length setting to 0.
The T Style setting here is also worth noting. Selecting Yes for that setting sets a T-shaped crosshair rather than a cross. It does this by removing the top part from the crosshair.
Numerous bar settings are available for you to customize your CS2 crosshair. Drag the bar settings left or rating to increase or decrease their values. These are the bar settings with which you can configure your crosshair:
- Length
- Thickness
- Gap
- Outline
- Red
- Green
- Blue
- Alpha
- Split Distance
- Inner Split Alpha
- Outer Split Alpha
- Split Size Ratio
The crosshair drag bar settings
The best way to see what those settings do is to drag their bars and look at how they affect the CS2 crosshair preview shown at the top of the options. Click the left and right arrow buttons to change the map background for the crosshair preview. You can easily restore the default configuration by clicking the Reset button.
How to Set a Specific CS2 Crosshair With Codes
You’ll probably notice the Share or Import code option on the CS2 crosshair preview. Clicking that option brings up a box in which you can input codes for specific crosshair configurations. Enter (or copy and paste) a code in that box and click Import to set its crosshair. These are some codes for crosshairs utilized by pro players:
- CSGO-BFTzN-avOyU-djZEM-FmwKd-v5TCP
- CSGO-mw7Mq-5QZfQ-Bj8m7-LHMTr-cVGOP
- CSGO-VraXK-7zmqf-LQjcY-7VSZz-PDNfN
- CSGO-q92v4-AdXyZ-jaJp2-Qv6it-UxQRO
- CSGO-nZtuj-eHzcb-8fyLe-Cxbwc-NHpEM
- CSGO-mw7Mq-5QZfQ-Bj8m7-LHMTr-cVGOP
- CSGO-F9Yik-Giwy9-XkMT3-JVOCx-zwsyM
- CSGO-uCiX4-K9rbx-MVbTM-n3wDU-Gjj5P
The Share or Import box
How to Customize the CS2 Crosshair With the Crosshair Generator Map
Crosshair Generator is a workshop map you can add to Counter-Strike 2. This map enables you to configure and try out new CS2 crosshairs beyond the in-game settings by shooting at options. You can add Crosshair Generator to your workshop maps as follows:
- Open this Steam community page.
- Click the Subscribe button.
The Subscribe option
- Start Steam and Counter-Strike 2.
- Click Play > Workshop Maps in Counter-Strike 2.
- Select Crosshair Generator in the map selection.
- Press Go and press Space (jump) to enter the workshop map.
You now change numerous CS2 crosshair settings by shooting at them. Admittedly, those are mainly options already available within the in-game settings menu. However, this map also includes a gallery of preset crosshairs for you to choose from. You can also try out your new crosshair on dummy bots before saving settings. Shoot at the Save and Exit button to save your new CS2 crosshair settings when finished in the map.
The Crosshair Generator workshop map
How to Customize the CS2 Crosshair via the Debug Consoles
Counter-Strike 2’s developer console gives you another way to customize your CS2 crosshair. To utilize that tool, you’ll need to enable it by selecting Yes for the Enable Developer Console setting on the Game tab. Press the ` key to activate that console.
The debug console
There are numerous Counter-Strike 2 commands you can execute for configuring the CS2 crosshair. Many of those commands do similar things to the in-game CS2 settings, but the developer console still offers slightly more flexibility. Our guide to utilizing the Counter-Strike 2 console provides further details about how to configure the crosshair with that tool.
So, you don’t have to stick with the default CS2 crosshair when playing Counter-Strike 2. Try customizing your crosshair with CS2’s in-game settings, the debug console, or the Crosshair Generator workshop map to make it work better for you.
