Deadlock Crosshair Codes and the Best Reticle Settings

Your deadlock crosshair is the reticle you see at the center of the screen in Deadlock, Valve's 6v6 hero shooter MOBA. The game gives you full control over it, and the community has built entire databases of crosshairs you can copy and apply in one click.

Deadlock works like Valorant or CS2 here. You do not have to build a reticle from scratch: copy a code, paste it into Settings, and the game saves it immediately. Below we cover where to find codes, how to apply them, and the settings that make a crosshair easier to aim with.

Where to Find Deadlock Crosshair Codes

Two main community hubs collect Deadlock crosshairs. Deadlockit runs a Deadlock Crosshair Database that lists hundreds of community-made crosshairs, with a search bar plus hero and category filters. Deadlock Labs hosts its own crosshair hub, listing 132 crosshairs, 37 pros and streamers, and seven style categories.

Each entry shows a preview of the reticle with a Copy button, and many also offer a favorite option. You can browse by hero, category, or style, then preview a crosshair before you commit to it.

Both sites present crosshairs as paste-and-apply codes. You pick one, copy it, and take the code into the game rather than rebuilding the shape by hand.

The Deadlockit database labels many entries with a Normal category, including simple shapes like dot, blue, red and thin, and Crosshair Default. It also lists crosshairs named Celeste, Mina, Mira 2, and Venator, plus a deadlock logo reticle, and its results span multiple pages.

How to Paste and Apply a Crosshair Code

Open Deadlock and press Escape, then go to Settings on the left. In the top-left search bar, type "reticle" and open that panel. Searching "crosshair" also pulls up the reticle screen.

On the crosshair site, click the Copy button on the crosshair you want. Back in Deadlock, click Paste & apply code in the bottom right of the reticle screen.

Deadlock saves the code right away, so the crosshair stays after a restart. Some sites also turn off themed hero reticles automatically, so your chosen crosshair shows on every hero.

Deadlock Labs lays out the flow in three steps: copy the crosshair's code, open Settings > Game > Reticle in Deadlock, then click Paste & apply code. Because the game saves instantly, there is no extra confirm step to worry about.

Crosshair Settings That Improve Aim

For a steady reticle, turn off Reticle Motion and, just above it, Themed Hero Reticles. Motion makes the crosshair shift as you move and shoot, which can throw off your aim.

Set the Fill Color in the bottom left to a bright, high-contrast value such as 00FFFF. A cyan reticle is much easier to pick out against most backgrounds.

Scroll down to Camera Settings and check Reduce Camera Shake. A Deadlock crosshair guide recommends a small crosshair for a cleaner sight picture and easier shots.

The reticle panel lives under the name "reticle," which some players find unintuitive. Searching "crosshair" still surfaces it, and you arrive at the same screen. From there you can also switch colors or set up different color combinations to make the crosshair your own.

Popular Crosshair Styles and Community Favorites

Deadlock Labs sorts crosshairs into seven styles: Competitive, Minimal, Dot, Cross, Circle, High-Vis, and Fun. Competitive crosshairs are small and static, built to stay readable in every fight.

Minimal picks include Nano Dot, Dim Cyan, Pinpoint, and Micro Cross. The Dot style offers Streetlight, Neon Dot, Clean Dot, and Green Dot, while Cross covers the classic four lines with Game Default, Violet Cross, Long Thin, and Classic Green.

Circle styles build rings from the dot border, such as Halo, Hollow Ring, Ring + Dot, and Scope. High-Vis options like Hazard, Neon Green, Safety Orange, and Electric Cyan are thick and bright for chaotic fights. Fun picks such as Neon Sign, Boxes, Frame, and Quad Dots push the sliders past normal shapes.

The Labs style picks are the site's own starting points built in its editor, not a specific player's settings. That makes them a handy place to start before you tweak a crosshair to your own taste.

Pro and Streamer Crosshairs

Deadlock Labs tracks 37 pro and streamer crosshairs, pulled from the players' own Twitch !crosshair commands where possible. The lineup includes Hydration of Pulsar Esports, Dimov and ABL of Leviathan, AVG of Melee Creeps, and Zerggy of Buff Enjoyers.

Streamer entries include shroud, Deathy, and crayon, while MikaelS of Virtus.pro and eskay, pkmk, oses, Kapten, and Werkom carry Pro tags. These are ready to copy the same way as any community crosshair.

The Deadlockit database adds more community uploads, including entries named "000" by Flaffcheeek, "GCORPP TECHNOLOGIES | Proto" by kato, "Oldstyle cs" by tv/sund3rlex, and "Absolute pro yellow and black crosshair" by Enbr_. You can hover an info icon on Deadlock Labs to see the source of each pro or streamer code.

Using a Crosshair for Range and Ability Math

A crosshair in Deadlock can do more than aim. Content creator Connor at Deadlocked built a translucent circle with a crosshair through it, tuned so a hero's head roughly fills the circle at 20 meters.

Hold Alt to see the 5, 10, and 20 meter rings on the ground. Head sizes vary by hero, so the trick is not exact. Rem's head hitbox, for example, is much larger than most.

At 20 meters, the head of a hero like Apollo sits right in the middle of the circle, while at 10 meters the head of a hero like McGinnis spills outside it. When aiming down sights, Apollo's head fills the circle around 25 to 30 meters, giving a second distance read for zoomed heroes. You can also make the reticle smaller if your aim is already solid.

You can tune the dot size to a different distance and use ADS for longer ranges. As an example, a Victor aura build with only Greater Expansion reaches 12.8 meters, and a tuned crosshair can help you judge when you are inside that 10 to 15 meter range.

Themed Hero Reticles and Why Crosshairs Look Different

Some heroes in Deadlock come with their own themed reticle. Deadlock Labs names Celeste, Paige, and Doorman as examples of heroes with a themed default.

If your crosshair looks different on certain heroes, the themed hero reticle is probably overriding it. Turn off Settings > Game > Themed hero reticles to show your custom crosshair on every hero.

If your crosshair lines move when you shoot, that is also a settings issue. Reticle Motion causes that spread, and turning it off keeps the reticle still in every fight.