# .hl file extension for Hyprland similar to hyprcursor

**URL:** <http://forum.hypr.land/t/hl-file-extension-for-hyprland-similar-to-hyprcursor/490>\
**Category:** General\
**Tags:** request, hyprland\
**Created:** [August 4, 2025, 4:22pm UTC](http://forum.hypr.land/t/hl-file-extension-for-hyprland-similar-to-hyprcursor/490 "2025-08-04T16:22:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![FightingLionZealot](http://forum.hypr.land/user_avatar/forum.hypr.land/fightinglionzealot/32/206_2.png) [@FightingLionZealot](http://forum.hypr.land/u/FightingLionZealot)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2025, 4:22pm UTC](http://forum.hypr.land/t/hl-file-extension-for-hyprland-similar-to-hyprcursor/490/1 "2025-08-04T16:22:25Z")

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I’ve seen that hyprcursor uses `.hl` file extension as mentioned in [hyprwm@hyprlang#13](https://github.com/hyprwm/hyprlang/issues/13), I’ve tried that for Hyprland but it doesn’t pick up my config.

Not a big issue, but `hl` just looks cooler.

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**Author:** ![vaxry](http://forum.hypr.land/user_avatar/forum.hypr.land/vaxry/32/3_2.png) [@vaxry](http://forum.hypr.land/u/vaxry)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2025, 7:31pm UTC](http://forum.hypr.land/t/hl-file-extension-for-hyprland-similar-to-hyprcursor/490/2 "2025-08-04T19:31:49Z")

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you can `source = ./file.hl`