How Can I Make My Cursor Flash In Figma?

Figma does not have any cursor effects available and you can't really change the default cursors either at the moment.

How Can I Make My Cursor Flash In Figma?

While you can't change or animate your cursor in Figma, you can create a blinking/flashing text cursor for your prototype inputs. All you have to do is create a smart component, make two different states – one visible and one invisible – and then smart animate it to switch between the two every half a second.

This will essentially create an animated blinking effect.
Here's a video tutorial that explains it how to do it step by step:

Conclusion

There's an easy workaround that can help you create a blinking/flashing text cursor for your prototype inputs. Just create a smart component, make two different states, and then smart animate it to switch between the two every half a second, and that's it.