Cursors

Last edited by AtlasVBot on 2025-09-13 18:45:15

The Cursors.xnb is full of various different icons that are used in-game. Of course, at first glance it is difficult to tell what they are used for and where. A running joke in the SV community is that if you are looking for something, it is either in Cursors.xnb, Cursors2.xnb... or Springobjects.xnb.

Note: some of the usage descriptions may be incomplete or incorrect. If you have more accurate information, please feel free to correct things! Except for sprites with a clear 16x16 or similar box size, sprite sizes will show the minimum possible space for a sprite (ie. from the furthest left pixel to the furthest right pixel) excluding possible transparent space. This is because it is unclear and inconsistent which sprites have extra transparent space and which don't.

Cursors.png Sprites

Sprite	Usage	Co-ordinates	Sprite Size	Notes
0,0 - 0,192
Arrow cursor	General mouse cursor icon	0,0	16x16
Hourglass cursor	Mouse cursor icon when waiting/loading	16,0	16x16
Hand cursor	Mouse cursor icon when picking up an item	32,0	16x16
Gift box cursor	Mouse cursor icon when gifting an item	48,0	16x16
Speech balloon cursor	Mouse cursor icon when talking to an NPC	64,0	16x16
Magnifying glass cursor	Mouse cursor icon when reading the description text on a map tile	80,0	16x16
Green cross cursor	Mouse cursor icon when harvesting an item	96,0	16x16
Red heart cursor	Mouse cursor icon when patting an animal	96,0	16x16
Pointing hand cursor	General mouse cursor icon on console (?)	0,16	16x16
Green A button	A button prompt icon on console (?)	16,16	16x16
Blue X button	X button prompt icon on console (?)	32,16	16x16
Red B button	B button prompt icon on console (?)	48,16	16x16
Yellow Y button	Y button prompt icon on console (?)	64,16	16x16
Large down arrow	Scrolling down through UI elements	13,76	40x44
Large up arrow	Scrolling up through UI elements	76,72	40x44
Cloud shadow	Shadow of clouds that pass on windy days	136,4	131x92
Move/Run/Check buttons	Part 1 of the tutorial sidebar	275,0	42x109
Use Tool/Menu buttons	Part 2 of the tutorial sidebar	317,0	42x76
Use Tool/Menu buttons	Part 2 of the tutorial sidebar	317,0	42x76
White sparkle	Semi-transparent white sparkle animation used for (?)	368,0	31x5
Stardrop animation	Animation of a rotating stardrop when receiving a stardrop	368,16	128x16
Artifact spot	Animation of an artifact spot or "worms"	368,32	64x16
Small white numbers	Numbers used for (?)	368,56	50x7
Brown/orange sparkle	Brown/orange sparkle animation used for (?)	366,79	31x5
Level up text	Orange text displayed on gaining a skill level	363,87	58x22
Black UI box	Used when selecting a language on the main title screen.	473,36	24x24
House icon	?	448,64	32x32
Corn icon	?	480,64	32x32
Wooden floorboards texture	?	527,0	100x96
Transparent mist texture	Mist effect in the bathhouse pool	640,0	64x64
Fish tab icon	Tab that shows fish caught in the Collections tab	640,64	16x16
Broken pot tab icon	Tab that shows artifacts discovered in the Collections tab	656,64	16x16
Green gem tab icon	Tab that shows minerals found in the Collections tab	672,64	16x16
Plate tab icon	Tab that shows cooked dishes in the Collections tab	688,64	16x16
Radish tab icon	Tab that shows items shipped in the Collections tab	640,80	16x16
Star icon	Tab that shows achievements earned in the Collections tab	656,80	16x16
Scroll icon	Tab that shows secret notes found in the Collections tab	672,80	16x16
Letter icon	Tab that shows letters received in the Collections tab	688,80	16x16
Large right arrow	Scrolling right through UI elements	448,96	24x32
Large left arrow	Scrolling left through UI elements	480,96	24x32
White snow/bubble texture (?)	?	528,112	32x16
Basic UI trash can	Basic trash can in the inventory menu	564,102	18x37
Copper UI trash can	Copper trash can in the inventory menu	582,102	18x37
Steel UI trash can	Steel trash can in the inventory menu	600,102	18x37
Gold UI trash can	Gold trash can in the inventory menu	618,102	18x37
Iridium UI trash can	Iridium trash can in the inventory menu	636,102	18x37
Spring onion animation 1	Part 1 of the animation for spring onions growing in the forest	0,128	128x16
Spring onion animation 2	Part 2 of the animation for spring onions growing in the forest	0,144	48x16
Ginger animation	Animation for ginger growing on Ginger Island	128,128	64x16
Parrot perch animation	Animation for Emily's parrot sitting on its perch	52,148	112x15
Parrot flying animation	Animation for parrots flying in Emily's 4 heart event	0,165	143x176
Crashed parrot	The crashed parrot from Emily's 4 heart event	148,165	25x23
Green feather	A feather from the crashed parrot in Emily's 4 heart event	174,168	4x11
Parrot sprite	Possibly part of Emily's 4 heart event?	179,168	9x15
Large gold star	Base sprite for the achievement star icons	192,128	64x64
Various faces	Faces for the achievement star icons. Each face is 32x32	256,128	192x64
Red square	Indicator for the tile a tool will affect	448,128	64x64
Small grey numbers	Numbers used for the Farmer's Skills	512,128	48x16
Opening door animation	Animation for regular household interior doors opening	512,144	64x48
Opening clinic door animation	Animation for the door between the clinic and Harvey's room opening	576,144	64x48
Opening saloon door animation	Animation for the door between the main saloon and the backrooms opening	640,144	64x48
0,192 - 0,512
Large Right Arrow
Red Box	?
Male Gender Symbol	Gender selection when creating a New Farmer
Female Gender Symbol	Gender selection when creating a New Farmer
Speech bubble with Up Arrow	?
Pet Selection
4 Houses Close	Choosing Farmhand house distance on Farm creation screen
4 Houses Apart	Ditto
Question Mark Button	?
Item Input Shipping Bin animation	Animation for placing item(s) into the shipping bin
Target Crosshair	?
Large Left Arrow
Large Box	?
Large OK Button
Large Cancel Button
Button	Background used for several buttons (e.g. the Exit from Inventory button)
Button Hovered	Ditto
Wallet UI	UI element meant for the "Wallet" text in the inventory.			Unused in 1.6 as Wallet Items were moved to Collections Tab
Cut-Off Envelope	?
Move Button	Button for moving buildings at Carpenter Shop
Copy Button	?
Pipe	1 frame of the pipe animation for outside of Clint's shop
Dark UI Box	?
Grey UI Box	Used to display floor level in mines.
Speech Bubble
Speech Bubble Arrow
Wooden Floorboard	Used during Construction from Robin
Wooden Doorframe	Ditto
Flag Waving Animation	?
Dark Talisman Witch Barricade Animation	The flying animation for the Witch's Barricade
Standard Farm Icon	Icon for farm selection in new save creation
Riverland Farm Icon	Ditto
Forest Farm Icon	Ditto
Hill-top Farm Icon	Ditto
Wilderness Farm Icon	Ditto
Four corners Farm Icon	Ditto
Beach Farm Icon	Ditto
Dwarvish Translation Guide	Wallet item
Rusty Key	Ditto
Club Card	Ditto
Special Charm	Ditto
Skull Key	Ditto
Magnifying Glass	Ditto
Dark Talisman	Ditto
Magic Ink	Ditto
Skill Level Locked	Used to indicate Farmer's skill level in Farmer Inventory tab
Skill Level Unlocked	Ditto
Skill Profession Path Locked	Used to indicate the 5th and 10th skill level
Skill Profession Path Unlocked	Ditto
Minus Symbol	Zoom out button
Plus Symbol	Zoom in button
Bear's Knowledge	Wallet item
Spring Onion Mastery	Ditto
Wooden UI Box	Dialogue Box
Spinning Arrow Animation	?
Background Gradient	?
Scroll	A scroll used to display multiple information (e.g. Loading, NPC Hearts)
Bouncing X Icon Animation	Indicator in dialogue and text boxes indicating full string has been displayed
Rope & Fence	Used during Construction from Robin
Sign displaying Hammer	Ditto
House with green arrow	?
Mainland News Animation	News TV Channel
Mainland News Weather Verdict
News Sunny Weather Animation	Overlaid onto the grey box of the News Weather Verdict
News Rainy Weather Animation
News Lightning Storm Weather Animation
News Snowy Weather Animation
News Fall Windy Weather Animation
News Spring Windy Weather Animation
News Festival Animation	Used in place of the weather
Welwick Animation	Stardew Valley Fair
Welwick Verdict
Spinning Light Orb Animation	Used in Welwick's Verdict			Used in Credits screen on Main Menu
Pyramid Animation
Stardrop Animation
Bat Animation
Skull Animation
Backpack Tab Icon
Blank Tab Icon	Used to display Farmer			Some mods may use this. e.g. CJB Inventory uses this, so it may look weird.
Social Tab Icon	Friendship
Map Tab Icon
Crafting Tab Icon
Collections Tab Icon
Options Tab Icon
Exit Tab Icon
Tab Icon
0,512 - 0,736
0,736 - 0,1453
0,1453 - 0,2256