Best CS2 Crosshair
Short answer: Classic Static (cl_crosshairstyle 4), size 1, gap -4, thickness 1, no dot, no outline. That exact crosshair is run by 245 of 814 active pros (30%) — 24 of the 78 players on the top 20 teams — and 50% 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 (38%), green (31%), cyan (24%).
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 18 September 2026; team ratings as of 27 August 2026. Counts cover 814 active, non-coach pros with a valid share code.
The 15 Best CS2 Crosshairs, Ranked
Ranked by how many of the 78 pros on the top 20 teams in the CSDB Team Rating (16 of those teams have players with a published code) run each exact crosshair, with ties broken by adoption across all 814 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 · 24 of 78 top-team pros · 245 of 814 pros overall · green · team rated #1
sh1ro
CSGO-9Xqnn-EfrJy-eq2pc-M8Yxa-zqLDR#2 · 4 of 78 top-team pros · 44 of 814 pros overall · green · team rated #3
torzsi
CSGO-hP4eK-PqkTQ-jo4T7-cmpxc-ZHZML#3 · 3 of 78 top-team pros · 15 of 814 pros overall · green · team rated #1
magixx
CSGO-vYXNv-hwcXm-abBdP-HCtBE-wEL9P#4 · 3 of 78 top-team pros · 9 of 814 pros overall · green · team rated #4
n1ssim
CSGO-ouWk2-aY3qS-fhU9s-BYYhb-wHH8D#5 · 2 of 78 top-team pros · 15 of 814 pros overall · custom · team rated #5
molodoy
CSGO-asFYV-T6atC-zy5WR-7DXHB-82kXM#6 · 2 of 78 top-team pros · 4 of 814 pros overall · custom · team rated #1
zont1x
CSGO-pKvPO-X3SUS-DvcmO-zOZTS-Rx6KQ#7 · 1 of 78 top-team pros · 26 of 814 pros overall · cyan · team rated #10
headtr1ck
CSGO-J2sAU-Zoz7J-DrDLf-BKcM8-taEBM#8 · 1 of 78 top-team pros · 21 of 814 pros overall · yellow · team rated #11
broky
CSGO-zs7zf-H7UDo-S52Es-utEtE-WeYHK#9 · 1 of 78 top-team pros · 9 of 814 pros overall · yellow · team rated #8
apEX
CSGO-US8wR-VECem-xkyHs-Vz5CY-wwXsO#10 · 1 of 78 top-team pros · 8 of 814 pros overall · cyan · team rated #7
Krabeni
CSGO-nqbJr-NLteM-Tjjkr-sqs6G-csjjD#11 · 1 of 78 top-team pros · 7 of 814 pros overall · custom · team rated #6
SunPayus
CSGO-Nhsxt-UEaUi-8hfYr-uEEwd-pwhCG#12 · 1 of 78 top-team pros · 6 of 814 pros overall · cyan · team rated #1
chopper
CSGO-OGr5a-GBAXm-dcE2Q-WYJbP-76nQD#13 · 1 of 78 top-team pros · 5 of 814 pros overall · custom · team rated #1
donk
CSGO-P4yuH-FPFL8-2xD9G-n4qUn-QT43L#14 · 1 of 78 top-team pros · 5 of 814 pros overall · cyan · team rated #5
yuurih
CSGO-J3ueS-2GAxe-5v5zV-4qvdt-MVT4M#15 · 1 of 78 top-team pros · 5 of 814 pros overall · cyan · team rated #9
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CSGO-rsDHb-QDmGE-VikD2-dApWC-kJCEBBest 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; 61 pros, 7%)
#1 · 1 of 78 top-team pros · 7 of 814 pros overall · custom · team rated #6
SunPayus
CSGO-Nhsxt-UEaUi-8hfYr-uEEwd-pwhCG#2 · 5 of 814 pros overall · cyan · team rated #35
reiko
CSGO-UhJdm-53iiJ-CDQu9-iFiCt-CPVGQ#3 · 3 of 814 pros overall · custom · team rated #46
blameF
CSGO-Z8jbd-v3VVp-H69Z9-9L7KN-aXGiJBest small classic crosshairs (no dot, size 1.5 or under; 548 pros, 67%)
#1 · 24 of 78 top-team pros · 245 of 814 pros overall · green · team rated #1
sh1ro
CSGO-9Xqnn-EfrJy-eq2pc-M8Yxa-zqLDR#2 · 1 of 78 top-team pros · 26 of 814 pros overall · cyan · team rated #10
headtr1ck
CSGO-J2sAU-Zoz7J-DrDLf-BKcM8-taEBM#3 · 3 of 78 top-team pros · 15 of 814 pros overall · green · team rated #1
magixx
CSGO-vYXNv-hwcXm-abBdP-HCtBE-wEL9PBest large crosshairs (no dot, size 2.5 or over; 63 pros, 8%)
#1 · 5 of 814 pros overall · green · team rated #150
BOROS
CSGO-MDewf-FVqea-wb27x-fwJMW-TvDBM#2 · 5 of 814 pros overall · cyan
devoduvek
CSGO-qnrHw-Bfpsu-5pnpt-4sDEJ-OfoUE#3 · 4 of 814 pros overall · cyan · team rated #32
pancc
CSGO-F6hLe-F4U2S-K3qrt-zHAPK-WeYHKSizes between 1.5 and 2.5 without a dot sit between the small and large buckets. Dot crosshairs are rare (7% 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: 245 of the 814 active pros in our database (30%) run the identical shape — Classic Static, size 1, gap -4, thickness 1, no dot, no outline — including 24 of the 78 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 (38%), green (31%), cyan (24%). "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 7% 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.