Animated Stepper
Animated Stepper is a React and Tailwind CSS navigation component from SmoothUI, licensed MIT. Copy it and paste it into your project.
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Animated Stepper is a React and Tailwind CSS navigation component from SmoothUI, licensed MIT. Copy it and paste it into your project.
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Needs
npm i motion
Licence
This component comes from SmoothUI and is redistributed under the MIT licence, which permits commercial use. The copyright notice travels with the code.
Animated Stepper
"use client";
import { cn } from "@/lib/utils";
import { AnimatePresence, motion, useReducedMotion } from "motion/react";
import { type ReactNode, useCallback, useId, useState } from "react";
export interface StepItem {
content?: ReactNode;
description?: string;
icon?: ReactNode;
label: string;
}
export interface AnimatedStepperProps {
allowClickNavigation?: boolean;
className?: string;
currentStep?: number;
defaultStep?: number;
onStepChange?: (step: number) => void;
steps: StepItem[];
variant?: "horizontal" | "vertical";
}
/* ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
* ANIMATION STORYBOARD
*
* 0ms stepper enters viewport
* 100ms step circles stagger in (50ms each)
* click active ring pulse + circle scale bounce
* step progress line fills with spring
* done checkmark draws with pathLength animation
* slide content slides directionally with crossfade
* ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
const SPRING = {
bounce: 0.1,
duration: 0.25,
type: "spring" as const,
};
const SPRING_BOUNCY = {
bounce: 0.2,
duration: 0.3,
type: "spring" as const,
};
function CheckIcon() {
return (
<svg
aria-hidden="true"
className="h-5 w-5"
fill="none"
stroke="currentColor"
strokeWidth={2.5}
viewBox="0 0 24 24"
>
<path d="M5 13l4 4L19 7" strokeLinecap="round" strokeLinejoin="round" />
</svg>
);
}
export default function AnimatedStepper({
steps,
currentStep: controlledStep,
defaultStep = 0,
onStepChange,
variant = "horizontal",
allowClickNavigation = false,
className,
}: AnimatedStepperProps) {
const shouldReduceMotion = useReducedMotion();
const id = useId();
const [internalStep, setInternalStep] = useState(defaultStep);
const [direction, setDirection] = useState(1);
const isControlled = controlledStep !== undefined;
const activeStep = isControlled ? controlledStep : internalStep;
const handleStepChange = useCallback(
(step: number) => {
if (step < 0 || step >= steps.length) {
return;
}
setDirection(step > activeStep ? 1 : -1);
if (!isControlled) {
setInternalStep(step);
}
onStepChange?.(step);
},
[isControlled, onStepChange, activeStep, steps.length]
);
const handleKeyDown = useCallback(
(event: React.KeyboardEvent) => {
if (!allowClickNavigation) {
return;
}
const isHoriz = variant === "horizontal";
const nextKey = isHoriz ? "ArrowRight" : "ArrowDown";
const prevKey = isHoriz ? "ArrowLeft" : "ArrowUp";
if (event.key === nextKey) {
event.preventDefault();
handleStepChange(Math.min(activeStep + 1, steps.length - 1));
} else if (event.key === prevKey) {
event.preventDefault();
handleStepChange(Math.max(activeStep - 1, 0));
}
},
[allowClickNavigation, variant, activeStep, steps.length, handleStepChange]
);
const progress = steps.length > 1 ? activeStep / (steps.length - 1) : 0;
const isHorizontal = variant === "horizontal";
return (
<div
className={cn(
"flex w-full gap-6",
isHorizontal ? "flex-col" : "flex-row",
className
)}
>
<div
aria-label="Progress steps"
className={cn(
"relative flex",
isHorizontal
? "flex-row items-center justify-between"
: "flex-col items-start gap-2"
)}
role="group"
>
{steps.map((step, index) => {
const isActive = index === activeStep;
const isCompleted = index < activeStep;
return (
<div
className={cn(
"relative z-10 flex items-center",
isHorizontal ? "flex-1" : "gap-3",
index < steps.length - 1 && isHorizontal && "flex-1"
)}
key={`${id}-step-${step.label}`}
>
<motion.button
animate={shouldReduceMotion ? undefined : { scale: 1 }}
aria-label={`Step ${index + 1}: ${step.label}${isCompleted ? ", completed" : ""}${isActive ? ", current" : ""}`}
aria-selected={isActive}
className={cn(
"relative flex h-10 w-10 shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-full border-2 font-medium text-sm",
"focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-ring focus-visible:ring-offset-2",
isActive &&
"border-primary bg-primary text-primary-foreground",
isCompleted &&
"border-primary bg-primary text-primary-foreground",
!(isActive || isCompleted) &&
"border-muted-foreground/30 bg-background text-muted-foreground",
allowClickNavigation ? "cursor-pointer" : "cursor-default"
)}
disabled={!allowClickNavigation}
id={`${id}-step-${index}`}
onClick={() => allowClickNavigation && handleStepChange(index)}
onKeyDown={handleKeyDown}
role="tab"
tabIndex={isActive ? 0 : -1}
transition={shouldReduceMotion ? { duration: 0 } : SPRING}
type="button"
whileTap={
allowClickNavigation && !shouldReduceMotion
? { scale: 0.9 }
: undefined
}
>
{/* Active ring pulse */}
{isActive && !shouldReduceMotion && (
<motion.span
animate={{ opacity: 0, scale: 1.6 }}
className="absolute inset-0 rounded-full border-2 border-primary"
initial={{ opacity: 0.5, scale: 1 }}
transition={{ duration: 0.6, ease: [0.23, 1, 0.32, 1] }}
/>
)}
<AnimatePresence initial={false} mode="wait">
{isCompleted ? (
<motion.span
animate={
shouldReduceMotion
? { opacity: 1 }
: { opacity: 1, scale: 1 }
}
exit={
shouldReduceMotion
? { opacity: 0 }
: { opacity: 0, scale: 0.5 }
}
initial={
shouldReduceMotion
? { opacity: 0 }
: { opacity: 0, scale: 0.5 }
}
key="check"
transition={
shouldReduceMotion ? { duration: 0 } : SPRING_BOUNCY
}
>
<CheckIcon />
</motion.span>
) : step.icon ? (
<motion.span
animate={
shouldReduceMotion
? { opacity: 1 }
: { opacity: 1, scale: 1 }
}
exit={
shouldReduceMotion
? { opacity: 0 }
: { opacity: 0, scale: 0.8 }
}
initial={
shouldReduceMotion
? { opacity: 0 }
: { opacity: 0, scale: 0.8 }
}
key="icon"
transition={shouldReduceMotion ? { duration: 0 } : SPRING}
>
{step.icon}
</motion.span>
) : (
<motion.span
animate={
shouldReduceMotion
? { opacity: 1 }
: { opacity: 1, scale: 1 }
}
exit={
shouldReduceMotion
? { opacity: 0 }
: { opacity: 0, scale: 0.8 }
}
initial={
shouldReduceMotion
? { opacity: 0 }
: { opacity: 0, scale: 0.8 }
}
key="number"
transition={shouldReduceMotion ? { duration: 0 } : SPRING}
>
{index + 1}
</motion.span>
)}
</AnimatePresence>
</motion.button>
{isHorizontal && (
<div className="ml-2 hidden sm:block">
<p
className={cn(
"font-medium text-sm transition-colors duration-200",
isActive ? "text-foreground" : "text-muted-foreground"
)}
>
{step.label}
</p>
{step.description ? (
<p className="text-muted-foreground text-xs">
{step.description}
</p>
) : null}
</div>
)}
{!isHorizontal && (
<div>
<p
className={cn(
"font-medium text-sm transition-colors duration-200",
isActive ? "text-foreground" : "text-muted-foreground"
)}
>
{step.label}
</p>
{step.description ? (
<p className="text-muted-foreground text-xs">
{step.description}
</p>
) : null}
</div>
)}
{isHorizontal && index < steps.length - 1 && (
<div className="mx-2 h-0.5 flex-1 overflow-hidden rounded-full bg-muted">
<motion.div
animate={{ width: index < activeStep ? "100%" : "0%" }}
className="h-full bg-primary"
transition={shouldReduceMotion ? { duration: 0 } : SPRING}
/>
</div>
)}
</div>
);
})}
{!isHorizontal && (
<div className="absolute top-5 left-5 h-[calc(100%-2.5rem)] w-0.5 -translate-x-1/2 overflow-hidden bg-muted">
<motion.div
animate={{ height: `${progress * 100}%` }}
className="w-full bg-primary"
transition={shouldReduceMotion ? { duration: 0 } : SPRING}
/>
</div>
)}
</div>
<div aria-label={`Step ${activeStep + 1} content`} role="tabpanel">
<AnimatePresence initial={false} mode="wait">
<motion.div
animate={shouldReduceMotion ? { opacity: 1 } : { opacity: 1, x: 0 }}
exit={
shouldReduceMotion
? { opacity: 0, transition: { duration: 0 } }
: { opacity: 0, x: -direction * 20 }
}
initial={
shouldReduceMotion
? { opacity: 0 }
: { opacity: 0, x: direction * 20 }
}
key={activeStep}
transition={shouldReduceMotion ? { duration: 0 } : SPRING}
>
{steps[activeStep]?.content}
</motion.div>
</AnimatePresence>
</div>
</div>
);
}