Matrix Text
Matrix Text is a React and Tailwind CSS text component from Kokonut UI, licensed MIT. Copy it and paste it into your project.
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What it is
Matrix Text is a React and Tailwind CSS text component from Kokonut UI, licensed MIT. Copy it and paste it into your project.
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Needs
npm i motion
Licence
This component comes from Kokonut UI and is redistributed under the MIT licence, which permits commercial use. The copyright notice travels with the code.
Matrix Text
"use client";
/**
* @author: @dorianbaffier
* @description: Matrix Text
* @version: 1.0.0
* @date: 2025-06-26
* @license: MIT
* @website: https://kokonutui.com
* @github: https://github.com/kokonut-labs/kokonutui
*/
import { motion } from "motion/react";
import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useState } from "react";
import { cn } from "@/lib/utils";
interface LetterState {
char: string;
isMatrix: boolean;
isSpace: boolean;
}
interface MatrixTextProps {
text?: string;
className?: string;
initialDelay?: number;
letterAnimationDuration?: number;
letterInterval?: number;
}
const MatrixText = ({
text = "HelloWorld!",
className,
initialDelay = 200,
letterAnimationDuration = 500,
letterInterval = 100,
}: MatrixTextProps) => {
const [letters, setLetters] = useState<LetterState[]>(() =>
text.split("").map((char) => ({
char,
isMatrix: false,
isSpace: char === " ",
}))
);
const [isAnimating, setIsAnimating] = useState(false);
const getRandomChar = useCallback(
() => (Math.random() > 0.5 ? "1" : "0"),
[]
);
const animateLetter = useCallback(
(index: number) => {
if (index >= text.length) return;
requestAnimationFrame(() => {
setLetters((prev) => {
const newLetters = [...prev];
if (!newLetters[index].isSpace) {
newLetters[index] = {
...newLetters[index],
char: getRandomChar(),
isMatrix: true,
};
}
return newLetters;
});
setTimeout(() => {
setLetters((prev) => {
const newLetters = [...prev];
newLetters[index] = {
...newLetters[index],
char: text[index],
isMatrix: false,
};
return newLetters;
});
}, letterAnimationDuration);
});
},
[getRandomChar, text, letterAnimationDuration]
);
const startAnimation = useCallback(() => {
if (isAnimating) return;
setIsAnimating(true);
let currentIndex = 0;
const animate = () => {
if (currentIndex >= text.length) {
setIsAnimating(false);
return;
}
animateLetter(currentIndex);
currentIndex++;
setTimeout(animate, letterInterval);
};
animate();
}, [animateLetter, text, isAnimating, letterInterval]);
useEffect(() => {
const timer = setTimeout(startAnimation, initialDelay);
return () => clearTimeout(timer);
}, []);
const motionVariants = useMemo(
() => ({
// initial: {
// color: "rgb(var(--foreground-rgb))",
// },
matrix: {
color: "#00ff00",
textShadow: "0 2px 4px rgba(0, 255, 0, 0.5)",
},
// normal: {
// color: "rgb(var(--foreground-rgb))",
// textShadow: "none",
// },
}),
[]
);
return (
<div
aria-label="Matrix text animation"
className={cn(
"flex min-h-screen items-center justify-center text-black dark:text-white",
className
)}
>
<div className="flex h-24 items-center justify-center">
<div className="flex flex-wrap items-center justify-center">
{letters.map((letter, index) => (
<motion.div
animate={letter.isMatrix ? "matrix" : "normal"}
className="w-[1ch] overflow-hidden text-center font-mono text-4xl md:text-6xl"
initial="initial"
key={`${index}-${letter.char}`}
style={{
display: "inline-block",
fontVariantNumeric: "tabular-nums",
}}
transition={{
duration: 0.1,
ease: "easeInOut",
}}
variants={motionVariants}
>
{letter.isSpace ? "\u00A0" : letter.char}
</motion.div>
))}
</div>
</div>
</div>
);
};
export default MatrixText;