Third-party inspiration. Kaki inspected the supplied X Money web archive to understand the interaction. The artwork and live reconstruction here are original Kaki material.
No source download or redistribution right is claimed. The supplied archive is used as research evidence, not published as part of this record.
Kaki reconstruction / Live
Follow the outline.
Move the cursor across the letters. This reconstruction uses original Kaki text and color; it does not reproduce X's proprietary wordmark path.
Interaction model observed in the supplied X Money archive · Kaki-authored SVG and pointer logic · static fallback on reduced motion
Observed interaction / 03
One field, three states.
These diagrams explain the mechanism without republishing source screenshots or X's vector artwork.
KAKI OBSERVATION / 01
OUTLINE
EDITORIAL DIAGRAM / NOT A SOURCE SCREENSHOT
01 / A line before an effectThe outlined wordmark remains present at rest, so the interaction enriches an existing form instead of hiding essential content.
KAKI OBSERVATION / 02
MASK
EDITORIAL DIAGRAM / NOT A SOURCE SCREENSHOT
02 / The cursor becomes a maskPointer coordinates are translated into the SVG viewBox and used to move a soft radial field through a mask.
KAKI OBSERVATION / 03
REVEAL
EDITORIAL DIAGRAM / NOT A SOURCE SCREENSHOT
03 / Local strokes gain depthOnly the area beneath that field reveals brighter layered strokes, while the base outline dims during the encounter.
Why it is here
Attention stays local.
The motion does not distort or replace the wordmark. A circular area of emphasis follows the pointer, giving a very large footer mark a reason to be explored without turning it into a game or blocking its resting form.
The interaction is quiet but precise: the wordmark remains readable at rest, then a soft cursor-sized field turns passive linework into a moment of local depth and emphasis.
Pointer-to-viewBox coordinate mapping, moving radial SVG mask, dimmed base stroke, and locally revealed layered strokes
Kaki treatment
Kaki-authored reconstruction of the observed pointer mapping and radial-mask behavior using original Kaki / かき SVG text; no X wordmark path, source screenshot, or bundled source code is reproduced.
Rights boundary
No redistribution license identified. Kaki presents an attributed interaction study and original reconstruction only.
Reviewed
August 5, 2026
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