How to Change Crosshair in CS2 – Complete Guide (2025)

If you’ve played CS2 (Counter-Strike 2) for more than five minutes, you’ve realized: crosshair is everything. A well-tuned crosshair helps your aim, reduces distractions, and gives you confidence when peeking corners. In this guide, we’ll take you from the basics all the way to pro-level custom crosshair tricks. Let’s get into it.

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Why Your Crosshair Matters

Your crosshair is your aiming anchor, it’s the visual cue your brain locks onto for precision. Having a crosshair that’s too thick, too faint, or blending into the map textures can make you miss kills you should’ve won. Many top players tweak their crosshairs constantly until they find one that “feels invisible but present” something you barely notice but trust implicitly.

In 2025, with CS2’s updated rendering and anti-aliasing, crosshair visibility and contrast are more important than ever. If your crosshair doesn’t pop in all lighting conditions, it’s holding you back.

CS2 Crosshair Basics

Before you jump into editing, you need to know the building blocks. Here are the core attributes:

Setting	What It Does	Typical Values
Style	Which base crosshair behavior you use (static, dynamic, hybrid)	4, 2, 5 (see below)
Size (`cl_crosshairsize`)	Length of the lines extending from the center	2 to 6
Thickness (`cl_crosshairthickness`)	How “fat” the lines are	0.5 to 1.5
Gap (`cl_crosshairgap`)	Space between center lines	–2 to +2 (can be slight negative)
Color / RGB	The hue of your crosshair	Use custom RGB or presets
Alpha / Transparency (`cl_crosshairalpha`)	How opaque/transparent it is	~200 to 255
Outline / Draw Outline (`cl_crosshair_drawoutline`)	A black border to increase visibility	On or Off
Dot / T-Style	You can enable a center dot or T-style crosshair (no top line)	`cl_crosshairdot` or `cl_crosshair_t`

These commands are documented in crosshair command lists for CS2.
Also, the “all CS2 Crosshair Commands” list is a very useful reference.

How to Change Your Crosshair — Step by Step

3.1 In-Game Editor (Recommended for Beginners)

Launch CS2 → go to Settings (gear icon).
Navigate to Game → Crosshair.
Use the sliders / UI to change Style, Size, Thickness, Gap, Color, Outline, etc.
In the preview box you’ll see how it looks immediately.
If you like a crosshair you see online, click Share / Import in that same menu to paste its code.

This method is easiest, and good for testing quickly. But for fine control, you’ll want console commands.

3.2 Advanced via Console Commands

To unlock full control, you must use the developer console.

First: enable console
Go to Settings → Game → “Enable Developer Console” → set to Yes.
Then press ~ (tilde) to open it.

Here are some essential commands:

cl_crosshairstyle // choose style
cl_crosshairsize // how long the arms are
cl_crosshairthickness // how fat the arms are
cl_crosshairgap // gap at the center
cl_crosshaircolor <0–5> // built-in colors
cl_crosshaircolor_r <0–255> // custom red component
cl_crosshaircolor_g <0–255> // green component
cl_crosshaircolor_b <0–255> // blue component
cl_crosshairalpha <0–255> // transparency
cl_crosshair_drawoutline <0/1> // enable outline (black border)
cl_crosshairdot <0/1> // enable a center dot
cl_crosshair_t <0/1> // T-style (no top line)
cl_crosshairgap_useweaponvalue <0/1> // dynamic gap based on weapon

Some notes on styles:

cl_crosshairstyle 4 is the classic static crosshair.
cl_crosshairstyle 2 is classic dynamic (expands when moving/firing).
cl_crosshairstyle 5 is a hybrid: static except it expands on firing (but not on movement).

If you ever mess up, you can reset or re-import a code.

3.3 Importing Pro Crosshair Codes

If you see a pro crosshair you like, importing is painless:

Copy the crosshair code (they usually start with CSGO-...).
Go to Settings → Game → Crosshair → Share / Import.
Paste the code → click Import.
This directly sets all of your crosshair parameters.
Optionally, tweak it further to your taste.

Pro crosshair databases and sites maintain updated lists.

Final Thoughts & Crosshair Checklist

There’s no universal “best crosshair” — the perfect one is the one your brain stops noticing but your aim trusts. Use this quick checklist as you test:

✅ Do you see the center clearly on all map types?
✅ Is it not blocking small model heads / limbs?
✅ Do your flicks and muscle memory feel natural?
✅ Can you still see targets in smoke or dark backgrounds?
✅ Do you avoid constant adjustments and settle on one for a stretch?

Once you find your crosshair, run with it. Stick to it for weeks so your aim can adapt.

Want some pro-level crosshair codes to test immediately? Here are a few (2025 updated):

dev1ce: CSGO-KNZyr-R7dK8-4fhTU-2OUA2-hif4D
NiKo: check the pro crosshair lists on Total CS or The Spike
Ax1Le, ELiGE, ropz — lots of codes exist on crosshair databases.

Have fun testing, tweaking, and dialling in the crosshair that feels like an extension of your aim. If you want me to pick a few crosshairs for your rank / style (or make a config file you can import), I’ve got you, just say the word.