Enable the developer console:
Go to Settings > Game Settings and set "Enable Developer Console" to "Yes".
Press ` or ~ on your keyboard.
Enter a command and hit ENTER on your keyboard to run it!
Commands List
This console command can be used to enable and disable the small black outline that is around your crosshair. This can enhance crosshair visibility for some players.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
0 / 1 |
Set the number after the command to 1 to apply a black outline to your crosshair, and set the command to a 0 to have no black outline. |
This console command is what determines the ratio of the inner and outer lines when using the cl_crosshairstyle 2 command.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
Ratio |
The ratio you want to use to determine how extreme the crosshair animation is (can only be used with cl_crosshairstyle 2, which causes your crosshair to open up when moving to convey that you'll be inaccurate if you shoot. Default value is 0.35, and you can set a ratio between 0.1-1. |
When using cl_crosshairstyle 2, this is the command that adjusts the transparency of the inner crosshair.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
Alpha Value |
The value you want to use to dictate the transparency of the inner crosshair on cl_crosshairstyle 2. The default value is 1, and you can choose a value between 0 and 1. |
When using cl_crosshairstyle 2, this is the command that adjusts the transparency of the outer crosshair.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
Alpha Value |
The value you want to use to dictate the transparency of the outer crosshair on cl_crosshairstyle 2. The default value is 0.5 and you can choose a value between 0.3 and 1. |
When using cl_crosshairstyle 2, this command sets how far apart the two crosshairs move apart when your character model moves.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
Value |
The number to adjust how much the two crosshairs move away from each other. Default value is 7. |
This useful console command adjusts how thick the outline of your crosshair is. It is an important command to adjust to ensure your aim is as good as it can be.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
Thickness |
The thickness value you want your crosshair outline to be. The default value is 1, and you can choose any value between 0.1 to 3. |
This command sets how transparent your crosshair is on your screen. The lower the value, the less visible your crosshair is.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
Alpha Value |
How transparent you want your crosshair to be. Use a low number like 10 to have it barely visible, and a high number like 250 to have it fully colored. Default value for this command is 200. |
This console command sets the color that your crosshair shows up as. You can set a value between 0 and 4.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
Color |
A number corresponding to a crosshair color. |
This console command allows you to set the color of your crosshair with detail, by adjusting its level of blue. The same command exists for red and green.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
Blue Value |
The blue RGB value (up to 255) for the amount of blue color used in your crosshair color. |
This console command allows you to set the color of your crosshair with detail, by adjusting its level of green. The same command exists for red and blue.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
Green Value |
The green RGB value (up to 255) for the amount of green color used in your crosshair color. |
This console command allows you to set the color of your crosshair with detail, by adjusting its level of red. The same command exists for green and blue.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
Red Value |
The red RGB value (up to 255) for the amount of red color used in your crosshair color. |
This command adds a dot in the center of your crosshair. If you reduce cl_crosshairsize to 0, you can set it so you only have a dot.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
0 / 1 |
Use a 1 after the command to enable a dot crosshair, and a 0 after it to disable the dot. |
This console command will adjust the size of the gap in the middle of your crosshair. The smaller the value, the smaller the gap.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
Gap |
A number: the size of the gap between each line in your crosshair. |
When activated, this command will dynamically adjust the size of your crosshair depending on what weapon you have equipped at the time.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
0 / 1 |
Use the number 1 after this command to enable your crosshair changing as you change guns, and use a 0 to turn this feature off. |
This command controls the length and size of the 4 lines that make up a standard crosshair. Using a low value will give your crosshair very slight lines, and using a large value makes your crosshair have very long lines.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
Size |
A number to represent what size you want your crosshair to be. The default value is 5. |
This command sets the style of your crosshair such as its general shape and whether or not it opens up whenever your character moves around.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
Style |
Your desired crosshair style (a number). Crosshair styles:
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This console command customizes the thickness of your in game crosshair.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
Thickness |
A numeric value to decide the thickness of your crosshair. The larger the number, the thicker your crosshair will be. |
Adjusts the transparency of your crosshair.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
0 / 1 |
Enter 0 here to reduce crosshair transparency, and set it to 1 to increase its transparency. |
This console command alters the gap inbetween the pips (the four lines that form a crosshair) when using the fixed crosshair.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
Gap |
A number that determines how large the gap in your crosshair is. The larger the number, the larger the crosshair gap. The default value is 3. |
CS:GO Command
cl_observercrosshair
This is the console command that controls whether or not you have a crosshair when spectating/observing players.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
0 / 1 |
Set to 1 to enable having a crosshair when observing, and 0 to disable it. |
CS:GO Command
cl_scalecrosshair
You can use this console command to toggle whether or not your crosshair is visible in game.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
0 / 1 |
Enter a 0 after the command to hide your crosshair, and a 1 to make it appear again. |
CS:GO Command
light_crosshair
This command prints the luxel value of your crosshair in the console.
CS:GO Command
cl_crosshair_sniper_show_normal_inaccuracy
This command, if enabled (1), will make it so that standing inaccuracy will also affect the blur of a sniper's crosshair. By default, this is disabled (0).
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
0 / 1 |
Set to 0 to not show inaccuracy when standing still (default). Set to 1 to blur crosshair for standing inaccuracy as well as moving. |
This command sets the width, in pixels, of the width of the crosshair when scoped in with a sniper rifle.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
Pixels |
Your desired width of the sniper crosshair, in pixels. |
This command, if enabled (1), will make your crosshair a "T" style crosshair, in which the top line of the crosshair isn't drawn (so there are only 3 crosshair lines, not 4). Default is 0 (disabled / normal crosshair).
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
0 / 1 |
Set to 0 to disable T crosshair (default). Set to 1 to enable. |
This command configures whether a visual indication is shown on the crosshair when it is aimed at friendly players or not.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
0 / 1 |
Enable or disable the crosshair’s friendly fire warning. |
Controls the display of a crosshair when observing a bot. Setting this to 0 hides the crosshair.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
0 / 1 |
Turn on or off the crosshair when observing bots. |