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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
asprop - 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-transparentwith 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. |