# Bento Grid · Pro

A bento grid whose cells rise in one after another; hover a cell and it lifts while the others dim a touch. Cells set their own spans and layout animation keeps the grid steady.

This is a Charcoal UI Pro component. Its source and examples are available with a Pro seat: https://charcoalui.com/pricing

## With a Pro seat

1. Add the registry to components.json:

```json
{
  "registries": {
    "@charcoal": {
      "url": "https://charcoalui.com/r/{name}.json",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer ${CHARCOAL_LICENSE_KEY}"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

2. Copy your licence key from https://charcoalui.com/dashboard and put it in .env.local as CHARCOAL_LICENSE_KEY, then:

```bash
npx shadcn@latest add @charcoal/bento-grid
```

To read Pro source through this MCP server, reconnect it with the header "Authorization: Bearer <licence key>".

## API — Bento Grid
| Prop | Type | Default | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `children` | `BentoCell[]` | — |  |
| `columns` | `number` | `3` |  |
| `gap` | `number` | `12` |  |
| `stagger` | `number` | `0.06` |  |
| `focusOnHover` | `boolean` | `true` |  |
| `BentoCell span / rows` | `number` | `1` |  |
| `BentoCell title / description / icon` | `ReactNode` | — |  |

See it live: https://charcoalui.com/docs/components/bento-grid