How do I install Bubble Background?

Bubble Background is part of Charcoal UI Pro. Add the @charcoal registry to components.json with your access token, then run npx shadcn@latest add @charcoal/bubble-background. It copies bubble-background.tsx into components/ui and installs motion, clsx, tailwind-merge.

Is Bubble Background free for commercial use?

Bubble Background needs a Charcoal UI Pro seat, monthly or a one-time lifetime price. A seat covers unlimited personal and commercial projects, including client work, and every future Pro component.

Does Bubble Background work with Next.js?

Yes. It is a client component for React 19 styled with Tailwind CSS 4, so it works in the Next.js App Router and Pages Router, Vite, Remix and Astro.

Can an AI coding agent install Bubble Background?

Yes. Connect the Charcoal UI MCP server (https://charcoalui.com/mcp) to Claude Code, Cursor or any MCP client; get_component returns Bubble Background's props and get_install_command returns the exact command.

Bubble Background

Soft, blurred bubbles of colour drifting through each other on slow loops, with an optional bubble that trails the pointer on a spring.

Category: Backgrounds
Licence: Charcoal UI Pro
Built with: React 19, Tailwind CSS 4, Motion
Dependencies: motion, clsx, tailwind-merge

Examples

Bubble Background

API reference

Prop	Type	Default
`colors`	`string[]`	—
`interactive`	`boolean`	`true`
`blur`	`number`	`48`
`speed`	`number`	`1`
`className`	`string`	—

About Bubble Background

Bubble Background floats soft, blurred bubbles of colour through each other on slow loops, with an optional bubble that trails the pointer on a spring. Pass any colours and blur amount.

Bubble Background is an animated background for React 19, styled with Tailwind CSS 4 and animated with Motion. It drops into Next.js, Vite, Remix or Astro through the shadcn CLI as a single file you own.

When to use Bubble Background

Friendly SaaS and consumer heroes.
Sign-up and login pages.
Pricing sections.
Cards that need a little life.

How it works

Bubbles are radial gradients under one CSS blur, animated with Motion on mirrored loops of different lengths so they never sync up. The pointer bubble uses springs, and reduced motion holds everything still.

The whole layer is decorative and aria-hidden, sits behind your content without taking pointer events it does not need, and pauses when scrolled off screen. With prefers-reduced-motion on, it holds still or settles instantly instead of animating.

Customizing Bubble Background

Every prop is documented in the API reference above with its type and default. The ones you will reach for first are listed here.

The Customize panel next to the preview lets you change speed, blur, interactive live, and the Code tab updates to match, so the snippet you copy already carries your values.

colors (string[]).
interactive (boolean, default true).
blur (number, default 48).
speed (number, default 1).

Goes well with Bubble Background

These backgrounds pieces share its tokens and motion language, so they sit together on one page without clashing.

Ember Field: An animated React ember background: glowing embers drift up and flicker as they cool
Smoke: A slow React smoke background: blurred plumes drifting over dark sections, CSS only
Aurora: An animated React aurora background: soft light bands drifting across a section
Grid Beams: A React grid background with beams of light running along its lines
Meteors: A React meteor shower background: streaks falling diagonally, CSS only

Install Bubble Background

npx shadcn@latest add @charcoal/bubble-background

Bubble Background is part of Charcoal UI Pro. One seat unlocks all 393 Pro components, 112 landing-page sections and 100 full templates, for every personal and client project, with updates included. Add the @charcoal registry once with your access token, then the command above copies bubble-background.tsx into components/ui and installs clsx, tailwind-merge.

You own the file you install: no runtime package, no lock-in, nothing to keep in sync. Change it however your product needs.

See Charcoal UI Pro pricing · Pro setup

Frequently asked questions

How do I install Bubble Background?: Bubble Background is part of Charcoal UI Pro. Add the @charcoal registry to components.json with your access token, then run npx shadcn@latest add @charcoal/bubble-background. It copies bubble-background.tsx into components/ui and installs motion, clsx, tailwind-merge.
Is Bubble Background free for commercial use?: Bubble Background needs a Charcoal UI Pro seat, monthly or a one-time lifetime price. A seat covers unlimited personal and commercial projects, including client work, and every future Pro component.
Does Bubble Background work with Next.js?: Yes. It is a client component for React 19 styled with Tailwind CSS 4, so it works in the Next.js App Router and Pages Router, Vite, Remix and Astro.
Can an AI coding agent install Bubble Background?: Yes. Connect the Charcoal UI MCP server (https://charcoalui.com/mcp) to Claude Code, Cursor or any MCP client; get_component returns Bubble Background's props and get_install_command returns the exact command.

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