Best CS2 Crosshair
Short answer: Static Cross, size 1, gap -4, thickness 1, no dot, no outline. That exact crosshair is run by 189 of 813 active pros (23%) — 35 of the 100 players on the top 20 teams — and 48% of all pros run something within 0.5 size, 1 gap and 0.5 thickness of it.
Colour is personal: the most common settings are custom (37%), green (30%), cyan (25%).
This page answers one question — which crosshair should you actually use — rather than listing every pro. The full library of every pro's code lives on CS2 pro crosshair codes; here we rank crosshairs by how many top pros converge on them.
Pro settings checked 26 October 2026; team ratings as of 5 October 2026. Counts cover 813 active, non-coach pros with a valid share code.
The 15 Best CS2 Crosshairs, Ranked
Ranked by how many of the 100 pros on the top 20 teams in the CSDB Team Rating (19 of those teams have players with a published code) run each exact crosshair, with ties broken by adoption across all 813 pros. Each crosshair is shown through the pro on the highest-rated team who uses it — copy their code and you get their colour too.
#1 · 35 of 100 top-team pros · 189 of 813 pros overall · green · team rated #1
magixx
CSGO-vYXNv-hwcXm-abBdP-HCtBE-wEL9P#2 · 6 of 100 top-team pros · 30 of 813 pros overall · custom · team rated #1
zont1x
CSGO-pKvPO-X3SUS-DvcmO-zOZTS-Rx6KQ#3 · 3 of 100 top-team pros · 24 of 813 pros overall · green · team rated #10
phzy
CSGO-85sw5-8RFxQ-cdA6k-99e2G-N6DRE#4 · 3 of 100 top-team pros · 11 of 813 pros overall · yellow · team rated #8
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CSGO-DOABE-B4iHW-HQB2Q-wf6YL-edK5O#5 · 3 of 100 top-team pros · 7 of 813 pros overall · green · team rated #2
n1ssim
CSGO-ouWk2-aY3qS-fhU9s-BYYhb-wHH8D#6 · 3 of 100 top-team pros · 4 of 813 pros overall · cyan · team rated #8
Krabeni
CSGO-nqbJr-NLteM-Tjjkr-sqs6G-csjjD#7 · 2 of 100 top-team pros · 2 of 813 pros overall · custom · team rated #4
Spinx
CSGO-jnwN6-L5Z8y-Rmym4-hpi79-w4GSQ#8 · 1 of 100 top-team pros · 14 of 813 pros overall · green · team rated #16
Bymas
CSGO-kBnvm-HOXOZ-XMsyL-rBvOy-2XT4M#9 · 1 of 100 top-team pros · 8 of 813 pros overall · red · team rated #14
Xant3r
CSGO-uar4E-MHquU-q4ALa-OCbyV-YcOUD#10 · 1 of 100 top-team pros · 6 of 813 pros overall · cyan · team rated #11
d1Ledez
CSGO-49XFS-jKmRq-795tj-xp4XH-ed9aC#11 · 1 of 100 top-team pros · 6 of 813 pros overall · cyan · team rated #13
npl
CSGO-4rNiC-WJrA8-KA7cQ-f3jqV-AOunC#12 · 1 of 100 top-team pros · 5 of 813 pros overall · custom · team rated #1
donk
CSGO-P4yuH-FPFL8-2xD9G-n4qUn-QT43L#13 · 1 of 100 top-team pros · 4 of 813 pros overall · green · team rated #7
molodoy
CSGO-xmLOE-wBmUZ-tbyb8-ppBwu-ctZQM#14 · 1 of 100 top-team pros · 4 of 813 pros overall · yellow · team rated #15
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CSGO-rzxcV-FwZTb-THnNO-QNKs3-mD5RG#15 · 1 of 100 top-team pros · 4 of 813 pros overall · custom · team rated #16
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CSGO-KPOe2-Sd8YU-G5sxD-opctc-pL3EDBest Crosshair by Style
Within each style, crosshairs are ranked by how many pros in the whole database run them, since only a handful of top-team players fall into the rarer styles.
Best dot crosshairs (centre dot on; 71 pros, 9%)
#1 · 1 of 100 top-team pros · 6 of 813 pros overall · cyan · team rated #13
npl
CSGO-4rNiC-WJrA8-KA7cQ-f3jqV-AOunC#2 · 1 of 100 top-team pros · 3 of 813 pros overall · custom · team rated #12
LNZ
CSGO-az5N5-OWZuB-dhJhY-8shTW-k8aYO#3 · 3 of 813 pros overall · cyan · team rated #120
reiko
CSGO-UhJdm-53iiJ-CDQu9-iFiCt-CPVGQBest small classic crosshairs (no dot, size 1.5 or under; 542 pros, 67%)
#1 · 35 of 100 top-team pros · 189 of 813 pros overall · green · team rated #1
magixx
CSGO-vYXNv-hwcXm-abBdP-HCtBE-wEL9P#2 · 61 of 813 pros overall · cyan · team rated #33
Calyx
CSGO-j5PN3-m5jw8-avYUO-YEDRy-8bBAA#3 · 3 of 100 top-team pros · 24 of 813 pros overall · green · team rated #10
phzy
CSGO-85sw5-8RFxQ-cdA6k-99e2G-N6DREBest large crosshairs (no dot, size 2.5 or over; 62 pros, 8%)
#1 · 5 of 813 pros overall · cyan
devoduvek
CSGO-qnrHw-Bfpsu-5pnpt-4sDEJ-OfoUE#2 · 4 of 813 pros overall · green
arki
CSGO-cK9HR-AhPAw-JCrU7-CuJAf-LwAkE#3 · 3 of 813 pros overall · green · team rated #353
Python
CSGO-Sqjxc-cFxpT-5DJWq-iTQWb-4P47MSizes between 1.5 and 2.5 without a dot sit between the small and large buckets. Dot crosshairs are rare (9% of pros) and fragmented — few pros share an exact dot setup, so treat those picks as individual preferences rather than a consensus.
How to Apply a Crosshair Code
- Click Copy on any card above (codes start with
CSGO-). - In CS2, open Settings → Game → Crosshair.
- Click Share or Import, paste the code and confirm.
To start from the consensus shape and change only the colour or size, load a code into the crosshair generator. The method and the full frequency tables behind these numbers are in the pro crosshair study.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is the best crosshair in CS2?
- There is no universal best, but there is a clear consensus: 189 of the 813 active pros in our database (23%) run the identical shape — Static Cross, size 1, gap -4, thickness 1, no dot, no outline — including 35 of the 100 players on the top 20 teams in the CSDB Team Rating. That is the safest starting point; adjust colour and size to your eyes afterwards.
- What crosshair colour do most pros use?
- Among active pros with a share code, the most common colour settings are custom (37%), green (30%), cyan (25%). "Custom" means a hand-picked RGB value rather than one of the preset colours. Pick whatever stands out best on your monitor — colour does not change the crosshair's shape.
- Should I use a dot crosshair in CS2?
- Only 9% of active pros use a centre dot. A dot helps precise placement for AWPers and players who mostly tap, but it adds clutter on top of the target; most riflers leave it off and rely on a tight gap instead.
- How is this ranking calculated?
- We group every active pro's crosshair by its exact shape (style, size, gap, thickness, dot and outline), count how many players on the top 20 teams of the CSDB Team Rating run each shape, and break ties by how many pros in the whole database run it. Each shape is shown with the share code of the pro on the highest-rated team who uses it. Colour is not part of the shape — copy the code, then recolour if you like.
- How do I apply a crosshair code in CS2?
- Copy the code (it starts with "CSGO-"), open Settings → Game → Crosshair, click Share or Import, paste the code and confirm. The crosshair updates instantly and works the same way in CS:GO.