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Pointer Highlight
effectsAceternity UI component.
responsive · 560px
Install
Same command in any shadcn project — React (Vite/CRA), Next.js, Remix, Astro, and more:
$
npx shadcn@latest add https://your-domain/r/pointer-highlight.jsonUsage
"use client";
import { PointerHighlight } from "@/registry/aceternity-ui/pointer-highlight";
export default function Demo() {
return (
<div className="flex h-full w-full flex-col items-center justify-center gap-10 bg-background p-12">
<PointerHighlight>
<h2 className="text-3xl font-bold tracking-tight text-foreground px-4 py-2">
Ship faster than ever
</h2>
</PointerHighlight>
<PointerHighlight
rectangleClassName="border-blue-500"
pointerClassName="text-blue-500"
>
<p className="text-lg text-muted-foreground px-4 py-2 max-w-sm text-center">
Build beautiful interfaces with zero friction
</p>
</PointerHighlight>
<PointerHighlight
rectangleClassName="border-emerald-500"
pointerClassName="text-emerald-500"
>
<span className="text-xl font-semibold text-foreground px-4 py-2 inline-block">
Open source · MIT license
</span>
</PointerHighlight>
</div>
);
}Component source
"use client";
import { cn } from "@/lib/utils";
import { motion } from "motion/react";
import { useRef, useEffect, useState } from "react";
export function PointerHighlight({
children,
rectangleClassName,
pointerClassName,
containerClassName,
}: {
children: React.ReactNode;
rectangleClassName?: string;
pointerClassName?: string;
containerClassName?: string;
}) {
const containerRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
const [dimensions, setDimensions] = useState({ width: 0, height: 0 });
useEffect(() => {
if (containerRef.current) {
const { width, height } = containerRef.current.getBoundingClientRect();
setDimensions({ width, height });
}
const resizeObserver = new ResizeObserver((entries) => {
for (const entry of entries) {
const { width, height } = entry.contentRect;
setDimensions({ width, height });
}
});
if (containerRef.current) {
resizeObserver.observe(containerRef.current);
}
return () => {
if (containerRef.current) {
resizeObserver.unobserve(containerRef.current);
}
};
}, []);
return (
<div
className={cn("relative w-fit", containerClassName)}
ref={containerRef}
>
{children}
{dimensions.width > 0 && dimensions.height > 0 && (
<motion.div
className="pointer-events-none absolute inset-0 z-0"
initial={{ opacity: 0, scale: 0.95, originX: 0, originY: 0 }}
animate={{ opacity: 1, scale: 1 }}
transition={{ duration: 0.5, ease: "easeOut" }}
>
<motion.div
className={cn(
"absolute inset-0 border border-neutral-800 dark:border-neutral-200",
rectangleClassName,
)}
initial={{
width: 0,
height: 0,
}}
whileInView={{
width: dimensions.width,
height: dimensions.height,
}}
transition={{
duration: 1,
ease: "easeInOut",
}}
/>
<motion.div
className="pointer-events-none absolute"
initial={{ opacity: 0 }}
whileInView={{
opacity: 1,
x: dimensions.width + 4,
y: dimensions.height + 4,
}}
style={{
rotate: -90,
}}
transition={{
opacity: { duration: 0.1, ease: "easeInOut" },
duration: 1,
ease: "easeInOut",
}}
>
<Pointer
className={cn("h-5 w-5 text-blue-500", pointerClassName)}
/>
</motion.div>
</motion.div>
)}
</div>
);
}
const Pointer = ({ ...props }: React.SVGProps<SVGSVGElement>) => {
return (
<svg
stroke="currentColor"
fill="currentColor"
strokeWidth="1"
strokeLinecap="round"
strokeLinejoin="round"
viewBox="0 0 16 16"
height="1em"
width="1em"
xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
{...props}
>
<path d="M14.082 2.182a.5.5 0 0 1 .103.557L8.528 15.467a.5.5 0 0 1-.917-.007L5.57 10.694.803 8.652a.5.5 0 0 1-.006-.916l12.728-5.657a.5.5 0 0 1 .556.103z"></path>
</svg>
);
};Source: Aceternity UI