Best CS2 Crosshair Codes & Crosshair Guide

Pro Crosshair Codes (FACEIT Season 9)

These are the crosshairs of the top five FACEIT Challenger players in each region, as FACEIT published them on 2026-09-30 (source). Sizes are in pixels at the vertical resolution the player made the code at (the Res column): 960 means 1280×960, the 4:3 resolution most of them play on.

FACEIT listed one code twice (SHADIY and Willie share it); both are shown as published. saadzin's code is in the old pre-update format, which the game no longer imports; load it in the generator or the converter to get the new version.

What Pro Crosshairs Have in Common

Of these 25 crosshairs, 23 use the Static Cross style, 17 have no centre dot, 20 have no outline, and 16 were made at 1280×960.

• Static, not dynamic. A crosshair that never changes size is easier to place on a head. Spray and movement inaccuracy is something to learn, not to watch.
• Small and tight. Short lines and a small gap cover as little of the target as possible, which matters at long range.
• No dot, mostly. A centre dot hides exactly the pixels you are aiming at, so most leave it off.
• A colour no map uses. Cyan and green dominate the list, with a couple of yellows and the odd purple or white. They stay visible on both the bright and dark parts of the Active Duty maps. Avoid colours close to the walls you play against.
• No outline, usually. An outline helps on bright backgrounds but makes the crosshair look thicker.

Your resolution matters: since sizes are now whole pixels, the code stores the resolution it was made at. A code made at 960p will look different at 1440p, so after importing, adjust the length and gap until it looks right on your screen. The generator can re-save any code at the resolution you play at.

How to Import a Crosshair Code

1. Copy the code (it starts with CSGO- and has five groups of five characters).
2. In CS2, open Settings → Game → Crosshair / Scopes.
3. Press Share or Import under the crosshair preview.
4. Paste the code and press Import.

Before importing, press Share or Import and copy your current code somewhere safe. Importing overwrites your crosshair.

How to Copy Someone's Crosshair

You can take a crosshair straight from another player in a match:

1. Open the scoreboard with Tab and free your cursor (right-click while the scoreboard is open).
2. Click the player's name.
3. Choose the option to copy their crosshair and confirm.

It is easiest when you are dead and spectating. You can also do it afterwards from the scoreboard of the match demo.

How to Change Your Crosshair Yourself

Every setting is in Settings → Game → Crosshair / Scopes, with a live preview. The menu only shows the settings that apply to the style you picked. If you prefer to experiment outside the game, build it in the Crosshair Generator, which hides the same settings the game hides, then import the code.

For quick tests in a private match, the console is faster than the menu; see console commands below.

Every Crosshair Setting Explained

Crosshair Console Commands

To use the console, turn on Settings → Game → Enable Developer Console (~), then press the ~ key. These are the current crosshair commands:

The generator outputs any crosshair as a single console line or as an autoexec.cfg block. Old names such as cl_crosshairsize and cl_crosshairgap belong to the pre-update system.

Old Crosshair Codes (Before September 2026)

The Rush Hour update of September 2026 rebuilt the crosshair: length, gap and thickness became whole pixels, new styles arrived, and the share code got a new layout. The game now rejects codes made before it with an "invalid or old crosshair code" message. Paste an old code, or old console commands, into our Crosshair Code Converter to get the closest new equivalent.

Frequently Asked Questions