An animated text shimmer component for creating eye-catching loading states and progressive reveal effects.

The Shimmer component provides an animated shimmer effect that sweeps across text, perfect for indicating loading states, progressive reveals, or drawing attention to dynamic content in AI applications.

See scripts/shimmer.tsx for this example.

npx ai-elements@latest add shimmer

• Smooth animated shimmer effect using CSS gradients and Framer Motion
• Customizable animation duration and spread
• Polymorphic component - render as any HTML element via the as prop
• Automatic spread calculation based on text length
• Theme-aware styling using CSS custom properties
• Infinite looping animation with linear easing
• TypeScript support with proper type definitions
• Memoized for optimal performance
• Responsive and accessible design
• Uses text-transparent with background-clip for crisp text rendering

See scripts/shimmer-duration.tsx for this example.

See scripts/shimmer-elements.tsx for this example.

Prop	Type	Default	Description
children	string	-	The text content to apply the shimmer effect to.
as	ElementType	-	The HTML element or React component to render.
className	string	-	Additional CSS classes to apply to the component.
duration	number	2	The duration of the shimmer animation in seconds.
spread	number	2	The spread multiplier for the shimmer gradient, multiplied by text length.