Best CS2 Crosshair

Short answer: Static Cross, size 1, gap -4, thickness 1, no dot, no outline. That exact crosshair is run by 162 of 813 active pros (20%) — 23 of the 78 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 5 October 2026; team ratings as of 27 August 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 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 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 · 23 of 78 top-team pros · 162 of 813 pros overall · green · team rated #1

magixx

Team Spirit
IGL
CSGO-vYXNv-hwcXm-abBdP-HCtBE-wEL9P
Size:1
Gap:-4
Thickness:1

#2 · 5 of 78 top-team pros · 79 of 813 pros overall · custom · team rated #4

arT

Legacy
IGL
CSGO-MuOo2-K4qJd-Qwv6v-y4YVa-42FyB
Size:1
Gap:-4
Thickness:1

#3 · 3 of 78 top-team pros · 25 of 813 pros overall · custom · team rated #1

zont1x

Team Spirit
Rifler
CSGO-pKvPO-X3SUS-DvcmO-zOZTS-Rx6KQ
Size:2
Gap:-3
Thickness:0

#4 · 3 of 78 top-team pros · 5 of 813 pros overall · green · team rated #4

n1ssim

Legacy
Rifler
CSGO-ouWk2-aY3qS-fhU9s-BYYhb-wHH8D
Size:2
Gap:-3
Thickness:0.5

#5 · 2 of 78 top-team pros · 4 of 813 pros overall · green · team rated #5

molodoy

FURIA
AWPer
CSGO-xmLOE-wBmUZ-tbyb8-ppBwu-ctZQM
Size:1
Gap:-3
Thickness:0.5

#6 · 2 of 78 top-team pros · 2 of 813 pros overall · cyan · team rated #1

chopper

Team Spirit
IGL
CSGO-OGr5a-GBAXm-dcE2Q-WYJbP-76nQD
Size:2
Gap:-2
Thickness:1

#7 · 2 of 78 top-team pros · 2 of 813 pros overall · custom · team rated #3

Spinx

MOUZ
Rifler
CSGO-jnwN6-L5Z8y-Rmym4-hpi79-w4GSQ
Size:0.8
Gap:-4.1
Thickness:1.2

#8 · 1 of 78 top-team pros · 19 of 813 pros overall · green · team rated #13

skullz

Imperial Esports
Rifler
CSGO-ySLmr-MRRob-xAdOd-Ekkkf-JkA6Q
Size:2
Gap:-3
Thickness:0

#9 · 1 of 78 top-team pros · 17 of 813 pros overall · yellow · team rated #11

broky

FaZe Clan
AWPer
CSGO-zs7zf-H7UDo-S52Es-utEtE-WeYHK
Size:2
Gap:-3
Thickness:1

#10 · 1 of 78 top-team pros · 8 of 813 pros overall · yellow · team rated #7

xfl0ud

FUT Esports
Rifler
CSGO-DOABE-B4iHW-HQB2Q-wf6YL-edK5O
Size:1.5
Gap:-3
Thickness:0

#11 · 1 of 78 top-team pros · 7 of 813 pros overall · cyan · team rated #14

meyern

9z Team
AWPer
CSGO-oCupa-JXLRh-ZkvxQ-FFhP4-hif4D
Size:1.5
Gap:-3
Thickness:0

#12 · 1 of 78 top-team pros · 5 of 813 pros overall · custom · team rated #1

donk

Team Spirit
Rifler
CSGO-P4yuH-FPFL8-2xD9G-n4qUn-QT43L
Size:1
Gap:-4
Thickness:1.5

#13 · 1 of 78 top-team pros · 5 of 813 pros overall · cyan · team rated #10

headtr1ck

Inner Circle
Rifler
CSGO-J2sAU-Zoz7J-DrDLf-BKcM8-taEBM
Size:1
Gap:-4
Thickness:0

#14 · 1 of 78 top-team pros · 3 of 813 pros overall · custom · team rated #7

SunPayus

FUT Esports
AWPer
CSGO-Nhsxt-UEaUi-8hfYr-uEEwd-pwhCG
Size:0
Gap:-3
Thickness:0
Dot
Outline

#15 · 1 of 78 top-team pros · 3 of 813 pros overall · cyan · team rated #7

Krabeni

FUT Esports
IGL
CSGO-nqbJr-NLteM-Tjjkr-sqs6G-csjjD
Size:1
Gap:-3.5
Thickness:1

Best 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; 77 pros, 9%)

#1 · 6 of 813 pros overall · custom · team rated #41

Svedjehed

Johnny Speeds
Rifler
CSGO-h2P5N-Nqvkf-U7yw4-VArZ9-maOUD
Size:1
Gap:-4
Thickness:1
Dot
Outline

#2 · 4 of 813 pros overall · cyan · team rated #35

reiko

Walczaki
Rifler
CSGO-UhJdm-53iiJ-CDQu9-iFiCt-CPVGQ
Size:1
Gap:-3
Thickness:0
Dot

#3 · 4 of 813 pros overall · cyan · team rated #37

Rifler
CSGO-2vwJ8-pBEPJ-RfnkZ-qEDVv-JTDND
Size:1
Gap:-4
Thickness:1
Dot

Best small classic crosshairs (no dot, size 1.5 or under; 537 pros, 66%)

#1 · 23 of 78 top-team pros · 162 of 813 pros overall · green · team rated #1

magixx

Team Spirit
IGL
CSGO-vYXNv-hwcXm-abBdP-HCtBE-wEL9P
Size:1
Gap:-4
Thickness:1

#2 · 5 of 78 top-team pros · 79 of 813 pros overall · custom · team rated #4

arT

Legacy
IGL
CSGO-MuOo2-K4qJd-Qwv6v-y4YVa-42FyB
Size:1
Gap:-4
Thickness:1

#3 · 26 of 813 pros overall · green · team rated #26

Ag1l

100 Thieves
Rifler
CSGO-fCnHu-FRirO-vRVtO-LmpVX-bCSZQ
Size:1
Gap:-4
Thickness:0

Best large crosshairs (no dot, size 2.5 or over; 62 pros, 8%)

#1 · 5 of 813 pros overall · cyan

devoduvek

Free Agent
Rifler
CSGO-qnrHw-Bfpsu-5pnpt-4sDEJ-OfoUE
Size:3
Gap:-3
Thickness:0

#2 · 4 of 813 pros overall · green

arki

Free Agent
Rifler
CSGO-cK9HR-AhPAw-JCrU7-CuJAf-LwAkE
Size:3
Gap:-3
Thickness:1

#3 · 3 of 813 pros overall · green · team rated #69

Python

Clutchain
Rifler
CSGO-Sqjxc-cFxpT-5DJWq-iTQWb-4P47M
Size:4
Gap:0
Thickness:1

Sizes 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

  1. Click Copy on any card above (codes start with CSGO-).
  2. In CS2, open Settings → Game → Crosshair.
  3. 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: 162 of the 813 active pros in our database (20%) run the identical shape — Static Cross, size 1, gap -4, thickness 1, no dot, no outline — including 23 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 (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.