diff --git a/Readme.md b/Readme.md
index 657f553..c9a7d79 100644
--- a/Readme.md
+++ b/Readme.md
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ Reveal.initialize({
   pointer: {
     key: "q", // key to enable pointer, default "q", not case-sensitive
     color: "red", // color of a cursor, default "red" any valid CSS color
+    opacity: 0.8, // opacity of cursor, default 0.8
     pointerSize: 12, // pointer size in px, default 12
     alwaysVisible: false, // should pointer mode be always visible? default "false"
     tailLength: 10, // NOT IMPLEMENTED YET!!! how long the "tail" should be? default 10
diff --git a/dist/pointer.esm.js b/dist/pointer.esm.js
index fd598c4..eb674ce 100644
--- a/dist/pointer.esm.js
+++ b/dist/pointer.esm.js
@@ -1 +1 @@
-var e={backspace:8,tab:9,enter:13,shift:16,ctrl:17,alt:18,pausebreak:19,capslock:20,esc:27,space:32,pageup:33,pagedown:34,end:35,home:36,leftarrow:37,uparrow:38,rightarrow:39,downarrow:40,insert:45,delete:46,0:48,1:49,2:50,3:51,4:52,5:53,6:54,7:55,8:56,9:57,a:65,b:66,c:67,d:68,e:69,f:70,g:71,h:72,i:73,j:74,k:75,l:76,m:77,n:78,o:79,p:80,q:81,r:82,s:83,t:84,u:85,v:86,w:87,x:88,y:89,z:90,leftwindowkey:91,rightwindowkey:92,selectkey:93,numpad0:96,numpad1:97,numpad2:98,numpad3:99,numpad4:100,numpad5:101,numpad6:102,numpad7:103,numpad8:104,numpad9:105,multiply:106,add:107,subtract:109,decimalpoint:110,divide:111,f1:112,f2:113,f3:114,f4:115,f5:116,f6:117,f7:118,f8:119,f9:120,f10:121,f11:122,f12:123,numlock:144,scrolllock:145,semicolon:186,equalsign:187,comma:188,dash:189,period:190,forwardslash:191,graveaccent:192,openbracket:219,backslash:220,closebracket:221,singlequote:222};export default function(){var t={},o=!1,n=null,a={x:0,y:0,isVisible:!1},i={x:0,y:0,scale:1};function l(o){var n;null==(t=o.pointer||{}).key?t.key="q":t.key=t.key.toLowerCase(),null!=t.pointerSize&&"number"==typeof t.pointerSize||(t.pointerSize=12),null!=t.tailLength&&"number"==typeof t.tailLength||(t.tailLength=10),null!=t.color&&"string"==typeof t.color||(t.color="red"),null!=t.alwaysVisible&&"boolean"==typeof t.alwaysVisible||(t.alwaysVisible=!1),t.keyCode=(n=t.key,e[n])}function s(){n.style.top="".concat((a.y-i.y)/i.scale,"px"),n.style.left="".concat((a.x-i.x)/i.scale,"px"),a.isVisible?n.style.opacity="0.8":n.style.opacity="0",1!==i.scale?(n.style.width="".concat(t.pointerSize/i.scale,"px"),n.style.height="".concat(t.pointerSize/i.scale,"px")):(n.style.width="".concat(t.pointerSize,"px"),n.style.height="".concat(t.pointerSize,"px"))}function r(e){a.x=e.pageX,a.y=e.pageY;var t=document.body.style.transform;""!==t?(i.x=Number.parseInt(/translate\((.*)px,/gm.exec(t)[1]),i.y=Number.parseInt(/px,\s(.*)px\)/gm.exec(t)[1]),i.scale=Number.parseFloat(/scale\((.)\)/gm.exec(t)[1])):(i.x=0,i.y=0,i.scale=1),requestAnimationFrame(s)}function c(){(o=!o)?(document.addEventListener("mousemove",r),document.body.classList.add("no-cursor"),a.isVisible=!0):(document.removeEventListener("mousemove",r),document.body.classList.remove("no-cursor"),a.isVisible=!1,requestAnimationFrame(s))}return{id:"pointer",init:function(e){var o;l(e.getConfig()),t.alwaysVisible?c():e.addKeyBinding({keyCode:t.keyCode,key:t.key},(function(){c()})),e.on("pointerColorChange",(function(e){var o;o=e.color,null!=n&&(n.style.backgroundColor=null!=o?o:t.color)})),(o=document.createElement("div")).className="cursor-dot",o.style.width="".concat(t.pointerSize,"px"),o.style.height="".concat(t.pointerSize,"px"),o.style.backgroundColor=t.color,t.alwaysVisible&&(o.style.opacity="0.8"),document.body.appendChild(o),n=o}}}
+var e={backspace:8,tab:9,enter:13,shift:16,ctrl:17,alt:18,pausebreak:19,capslock:20,esc:27,space:32,pageup:33,pagedown:34,end:35,home:36,leftarrow:37,uparrow:38,rightarrow:39,downarrow:40,insert:45,delete:46,0:48,1:49,2:50,3:51,4:52,5:53,6:54,7:55,8:56,9:57,a:65,b:66,c:67,d:68,e:69,f:70,g:71,h:72,i:73,j:74,k:75,l:76,m:77,n:78,o:79,p:80,q:81,r:82,s:83,t:84,u:85,v:86,w:87,x:88,y:89,z:90,leftwindowkey:91,rightwindowkey:92,selectkey:93,numpad0:96,numpad1:97,numpad2:98,numpad3:99,numpad4:100,numpad5:101,numpad6:102,numpad7:103,numpad8:104,numpad9:105,multiply:106,add:107,subtract:109,decimalpoint:110,divide:111,f1:112,f2:113,f3:114,f4:115,f5:116,f6:117,f7:118,f8:119,f9:120,f10:121,f11:122,f12:123,numlock:144,scrolllock:145,semicolon:186,equalsign:187,comma:188,dash:189,period:190,forwardslash:191,graveaccent:192,openbracket:219,backslash:220,closebracket:221,singlequote:222};export default function(){var t={},o=!1,n=null,a={x:0,y:0,isVisible:!1},i={x:0,y:0,scale:1};function l(o){var n;null==(t=o.pointer||{}).key?t.key="q":t.key=t.key.toLowerCase(),null!=t.pointerSize&&"number"==typeof t.pointerSize||(t.pointerSize=12),null!=t.tailLength&&"number"==typeof t.tailLength||(t.tailLength=10),null!=t.color&&"string"==typeof t.color||(t.color="red"),null!=t.alwaysVisible&&"boolean"==typeof t.alwaysVisible||(t.alwaysVisible=!1),null!=t.opacity&&"number"==typeof t.opacity||(t.opacity=.8),t.keyCode=(n=t.key,e[n])}function c(){n.style.top="".concat((a.y-i.y)/i.scale,"px"),n.style.left="".concat((a.x-i.x)/i.scale,"px"),a.isVisible?n.style.opacity=t.opacity.toString():n.style.opacity="0",1!==i.scale?(n.style.width="".concat(t.pointerSize/i.scale,"px"),n.style.height="".concat(t.pointerSize/i.scale,"px")):(n.style.width="".concat(t.pointerSize,"px"),n.style.height="".concat(t.pointerSize,"px"))}function r(e){a.x=e.pageX,a.y=e.pageY;var t=document.body.style.transform;""!==t?(i.x=Number.parseInt(/translate\((.*)px,/gm.exec(t)[1]),i.y=Number.parseInt(/px,\s(.*)px\)/gm.exec(t)[1]),i.scale=Number.parseFloat(/scale\((.)\)/gm.exec(t)[1])):(i.x=0,i.y=0,i.scale=1),requestAnimationFrame(c)}function s(){(o=!o)?(document.addEventListener("mousemove",r),document.body.classList.add("no-cursor"),a.isVisible=!0):(document.removeEventListener("mousemove",r),document.body.classList.remove("no-cursor"),a.isVisible=!1,requestAnimationFrame(c))}return{id:"pointer",init:function(e){var o;l(e.getConfig()),t.alwaysVisible?s():e.addKeyBinding({keyCode:t.keyCode,key:t.key},(function(){s()})),e.on("pointerColorChange",(function(e){var o;o=e.color,null!=n&&(n.style.backgroundColor=null!=o?o:t.color)})),(o=document.createElement("div")).className="cursor-dot",o.style.width="".concat(t.pointerSize,"px"),o.style.height="".concat(t.pointerSize,"px"),o.style.backgroundColor=t.color,t.alwaysVisible&&(o.style.opacity="0.8"),document.body.appendChild(o),n=o}}}
diff --git a/dist/pointer.js b/dist/pointer.js
index 1374127..911a4bb 100644
--- a/dist/pointer.js
+++ b/dist/pointer.js
@@ -1 +1 @@
-var RevealPointer=function(){"use strict";var e={backspace:8,tab:9,enter:13,shift:16,ctrl:17,alt:18,pausebreak:19,capslock:20,esc:27,space:32,pageup:33,pagedown:34,end:35,home:36,leftarrow:37,uparrow:38,rightarrow:39,downarrow:40,insert:45,delete:46,0:48,1:49,2:50,3:51,4:52,5:53,6:54,7:55,8:56,9:57,a:65,b:66,c:67,d:68,e:69,f:70,g:71,h:72,i:73,j:74,k:75,l:76,m:77,n:78,o:79,p:80,q:81,r:82,s:83,t:84,u:85,v:86,w:87,x:88,y:89,z:90,leftwindowkey:91,rightwindowkey:92,selectkey:93,numpad0:96,numpad1:97,numpad2:98,numpad3:99,numpad4:100,numpad5:101,numpad6:102,numpad7:103,numpad8:104,numpad9:105,multiply:106,add:107,subtract:109,decimalpoint:110,divide:111,f1:112,f2:113,f3:114,f4:115,f5:116,f6:117,f7:118,f8:119,f9:120,f10:121,f11:122,f12:123,numlock:144,scrolllock:145,semicolon:186,equalsign:187,comma:188,dash:189,period:190,forwardslash:191,graveaccent:192,openbracket:219,backslash:220,closebracket:221,singlequote:222};return function(){var t={},o=!1,n=null,a={x:0,y:0,isVisible:!1},i={x:0,y:0,scale:1};function l(o){var n;null==(t=o.pointer||{}).key?t.key="q":t.key=t.key.toLowerCase(),null!=t.pointerSize&&"number"==typeof t.pointerSize||(t.pointerSize=12),null!=t.tailLength&&"number"==typeof t.tailLength||(t.tailLength=10),null!=t.color&&"string"==typeof t.color||(t.color="red"),null!=t.alwaysVisible&&"boolean"==typeof t.alwaysVisible||(t.alwaysVisible=!1),t.keyCode=(n=t.key,e[n])}function r(){n.style.top="".concat((a.y-i.y)/i.scale,"px"),n.style.left="".concat((a.x-i.x)/i.scale,"px"),a.isVisible?n.style.opacity="0.8":n.style.opacity="0",1!==i.scale?(n.style.width="".concat(t.pointerSize/i.scale,"px"),n.style.height="".concat(t.pointerSize/i.scale,"px")):(n.style.width="".concat(t.pointerSize,"px"),n.style.height="".concat(t.pointerSize,"px"))}function s(e){a.x=e.pageX,a.y=e.pageY;var t=document.body.style.transform;""!==t?(i.x=Number.parseInt(/translate\((.*)px,/gm.exec(t)[1]),i.y=Number.parseInt(/px,\s(.*)px\)/gm.exec(t)[1]),i.scale=Number.parseFloat(/scale\((.)\)/gm.exec(t)[1])):(i.x=0,i.y=0,i.scale=1),requestAnimationFrame(r)}function c(){(o=!o)?(document.addEventListener("mousemove",s),document.body.classList.add("no-cursor"),a.isVisible=!0):(document.removeEventListener("mousemove",s),document.body.classList.remove("no-cursor"),a.isVisible=!1,requestAnimationFrame(r))}return{id:"pointer",init:function(e){var o;l(e.getConfig()),t.alwaysVisible?c():e.addKeyBinding({keyCode:t.keyCode,key:t.key},(function(){c()})),e.on("pointerColorChange",(function(e){var o;o=e.color,null!=n&&(n.style.backgroundColor=null!=o?o:t.color)})),(o=document.createElement("div")).className="cursor-dot",o.style.width="".concat(t.pointerSize,"px"),o.style.height="".concat(t.pointerSize,"px"),o.style.backgroundColor=t.color,t.alwaysVisible&&(o.style.opacity="0.8"),document.body.appendChild(o),n=o}}}}();
+var RevealPointer=function(){"use strict";var e={backspace:8,tab:9,enter:13,shift:16,ctrl:17,alt:18,pausebreak:19,capslock:20,esc:27,space:32,pageup:33,pagedown:34,end:35,home:36,leftarrow:37,uparrow:38,rightarrow:39,downarrow:40,insert:45,delete:46,0:48,1:49,2:50,3:51,4:52,5:53,6:54,7:55,8:56,9:57,a:65,b:66,c:67,d:68,e:69,f:70,g:71,h:72,i:73,j:74,k:75,l:76,m:77,n:78,o:79,p:80,q:81,r:82,s:83,t:84,u:85,v:86,w:87,x:88,y:89,z:90,leftwindowkey:91,rightwindowkey:92,selectkey:93,numpad0:96,numpad1:97,numpad2:98,numpad3:99,numpad4:100,numpad5:101,numpad6:102,numpad7:103,numpad8:104,numpad9:105,multiply:106,add:107,subtract:109,decimalpoint:110,divide:111,f1:112,f2:113,f3:114,f4:115,f5:116,f6:117,f7:118,f8:119,f9:120,f10:121,f11:122,f12:123,numlock:144,scrolllock:145,semicolon:186,equalsign:187,comma:188,dash:189,period:190,forwardslash:191,graveaccent:192,openbracket:219,backslash:220,closebracket:221,singlequote:222};return function(){var t={},o=!1,n=null,a={x:0,y:0,isVisible:!1},i={x:0,y:0,scale:1};function l(o){var n;null==(t=o.pointer||{}).key?t.key="q":t.key=t.key.toLowerCase(),null!=t.pointerSize&&"number"==typeof t.pointerSize||(t.pointerSize=12),null!=t.tailLength&&"number"==typeof t.tailLength||(t.tailLength=10),null!=t.color&&"string"==typeof t.color||(t.color="red"),null!=t.alwaysVisible&&"boolean"==typeof t.alwaysVisible||(t.alwaysVisible=!1),null!=t.opacity&&"number"==typeof t.opacity||(t.opacity=.8),t.keyCode=(n=t.key,e[n])}function r(){n.style.top="".concat((a.y-i.y)/i.scale,"px"),n.style.left="".concat((a.x-i.x)/i.scale,"px"),a.isVisible?n.style.opacity=t.opacity.toString():n.style.opacity="0",1!==i.scale?(n.style.width="".concat(t.pointerSize/i.scale,"px"),n.style.height="".concat(t.pointerSize/i.scale,"px")):(n.style.width="".concat(t.pointerSize,"px"),n.style.height="".concat(t.pointerSize,"px"))}function c(e){a.x=e.pageX,a.y=e.pageY;var t=document.body.style.transform;""!==t?(i.x=Number.parseInt(/translate\((.*)px,/gm.exec(t)[1]),i.y=Number.parseInt(/px,\s(.*)px\)/gm.exec(t)[1]),i.scale=Number.parseFloat(/scale\((.)\)/gm.exec(t)[1])):(i.x=0,i.y=0,i.scale=1),requestAnimationFrame(r)}function s(){(o=!o)?(document.addEventListener("mousemove",c),document.body.classList.add("no-cursor"),a.isVisible=!0):(document.removeEventListener("mousemove",c),document.body.classList.remove("no-cursor"),a.isVisible=!1,requestAnimationFrame(r))}return{id:"pointer",init:function(e){var o;l(e.getConfig()),t.alwaysVisible?s():e.addKeyBinding({keyCode:t.keyCode,key:t.key},(function(){s()})),e.on("pointerColorChange",(function(e){var o;o=e.color,null!=n&&(n.style.backgroundColor=null!=o?o:t.color)})),(o=document.createElement("div")).className="cursor-dot",o.style.width="".concat(t.pointerSize,"px"),o.style.height="".concat(t.pointerSize,"px"),o.style.backgroundColor=t.color,t.alwaysVisible&&(o.style.opacity="0.8"),document.body.appendChild(o),n=o}}}}();
diff --git a/src/plugin.js b/src/plugin.js
index 2a90591..a5c35e8 100644
--- a/src/plugin.js
+++ b/src/plugin.js
@@ -48,6 +48,12 @@ const Pointer = () => {
     ) {
       options.alwaysVisible = false;
     }
+    if (
+      options.opacity == null ||
+      typeof options.opacity !== "number"
+    ) {
+      options.opacity = 0.8;
+    }
 
     options.keyCode = getKeyCode(options.key);
   }
@@ -60,7 +66,7 @@ const Pointer = () => {
       (mouse.x - bodyOffset.x) / bodyOffset.scale
     }px`;
     if (mouse.isVisible) {
-      cursorElement.style.opacity = `0.8`;
+      cursorElement.style.opacity = options.opacity.toString();
     } else {
       cursorElement.style.opacity = `0`;
     }