Text Hover Effect
A text hover effect that animates and outlines gradient on hover, as seen on x.ai
Installation
Install dependencies
npm i motion clsx tailwind-merge
Add util file
import { ClassValue, clsx } from "clsx";
import { twMerge } from "tailwind-merge";
export function cn(...inputs: ClassValue[]) {
return twMerge(clsx(inputs));
}
Copy the source code
components/ui/text-hover-effect.tsx
"use client";
import React, { useRef, useEffect, useState } from "react";
import { motion } from "motion/react";
export const TextHoverEffect = ({
text,
duration,
}: {
text: string;
duration?: number;
automatic?: boolean;
}) => {
const svgRef = useRef<SVGSVGElement>(null);
const [cursor, setCursor] = useState({ x: 0, y: 0 });
const [hovered, setHovered] = useState(false);
const [maskPosition, setMaskPosition] = useState({ cx: "50%", cy: "50%" });
useEffect(() => {
if (svgRef.current && cursor.x !== null && cursor.y !== null) {
const svgRect = svgRef.current.getBoundingClientRect();
const cxPercentage = ((cursor.x - svgRect.left) / svgRect.width) * 100;
const cyPercentage = ((cursor.y - svgRect.top) / svgRect.height) * 100;
setMaskPosition({
cx: `${cxPercentage}%`,
cy: `${cyPercentage}%`,
});
}
}, [cursor]);
return (
<svg
ref={svgRef}
width="100%"
height="100%"
viewBox="0 0 300 100"
xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
onMouseEnter={() => setHovered(true)}
onMouseLeave={() => setHovered(false)}
onMouseMove={(e) => setCursor({ x: e.clientX, y: e.clientY })}
className="select-none"
>
<defs>
<linearGradient
id="textGradient"
gradientUnits="userSpaceOnUse"
cx="50%"
cy="50%"
r="25%"
>
{hovered && (
<>
<stop offset="0%" stopColor="#eab308" />
<stop offset="25%" stopColor="#ef4444" />
<stop offset="50%" stopColor="#3b82f6" />
<stop offset="75%" stopColor="#06b6d4" />
<stop offset="100%" stopColor="#8b5cf6" />
</>
)}
</linearGradient>
<motion.radialGradient
id="revealMask"
gradientUnits="userSpaceOnUse"
r="20%"
initial={{ cx: "50%", cy: "50%" }}
animate={maskPosition}
transition={{ duration: duration ?? 0, ease: "easeOut" }}
// example for a smoother animation below
// transition={{
// type: "spring",
// stiffness: 300,
// damping: 50,
// }}
>
<stop offset="0%" stopColor="white" />
<stop offset="100%" stopColor="black" />
</motion.radialGradient>
<mask id="textMask">
<rect
x="0"
y="0"
width="100%"
height="100%"
fill="url(#revealMask)"
/>
</mask>
</defs>
<text
x="50%"
y="50%"
textAnchor="middle"
dominantBaseline="middle"
strokeWidth="0.3"
className="fill-transparent stroke-neutral-200 font-[helvetica] text-7xl font-bold dark:stroke-neutral-800"
style={{ opacity: hovered ? 0.7 : 0 }}
>
{text}
</text>
<motion.text
x="50%"
y="50%"
textAnchor="middle"
dominantBaseline="middle"
strokeWidth="0.3"
className="fill-transparent stroke-neutral-200 font-[helvetica] text-7xl font-bold dark:stroke-neutral-800"
initial={{ strokeDashoffset: 1000, strokeDasharray: 1000 }}
animate={{
strokeDashoffset: 0,
strokeDasharray: 1000,
}}
transition={{
duration: 4,
ease: "easeInOut",
}}
>
{text}
</motion.text>
<text
x="50%"
y="50%"
textAnchor="middle"
dominantBaseline="middle"
stroke="url(#textGradient)"
strokeWidth="0.3"
mask="url(#textMask)"
className="fill-transparent font-[helvetica] text-7xl font-bold"
>
{text}
</text>
</svg>
);
};
Props
Prop | Type | Default | Description |
---|---|---|---|
text | string | Required | The text to be displayed with the hover effect |
duration | number | 0 | The duration of the mask transition animation in seconds |
The initial code of this component is contributed by Sudhanshu Mishra
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