How do I install Code Window?

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

Is Code Window free for commercial use?

Code Window 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 Code Window 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 Code Window?

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

Code Window

A code window with window chrome, light syntax colouring in theme tokens, line numbers and highlighted lines, that can type its code in with a blinking caret.

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

Examples

Code Window

API reference

Prop	Type	Default	Description
`code`	`string`	—
`title`	`string`	`"index.tsx"`
`language`	`string`	—
`typing`	`boolean`	`false`
`speed`	`number`	`60`	Characters per second.
`highlight`	`number[]`	—	1-based lines.
`lineNumbers`	`boolean`	`true`
`className`	`string`	—

About Code Window

Code Window shows code in window chrome with light syntax colouring in theme tokens, line numbers and highlighted lines, and can type its code in with a blinking caret.

Code Window is a display component 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 Code Window

Developer tool heroes.
Docs and tutorials.
API examples.
Blog posts.

How it works

A tiny tokenizer colours keywords, strings, numbers and comments with theme classes, so it needs no syntax library. typing reveals characters at a set speed.

Interactive parts are buttons or links with accessible names, decorative layers are hidden from assistive tech, and everything is reachable by keyboard. With prefers-reduced-motion on, it holds still or settles instantly instead of animating.

Customizing Code Window

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 typing, speed, lineNumbers, title live, and the Code tab updates to match, so the snippet you copy already carries your values.

code (string).
title (string, default "index.tsx").
language (string).
typing (boolean, default false).
speed (number, default 60): Characters per second.
highlight (number[]): 1-based lines.

Goes well with Code Window

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

Tilt Card: A 3D tilt card for React that leans toward the pointer with a moving glare
Spotlight Card: A React spotlight card: an accent glow follows the pointer across card and border
Sortable List: A drag-to-reorder React list with lifted shadows and keyboard sorting
Card Stack: A swipeable React card stack where the next card rises to meet you
Image Compare: A React before and after image comparison slider you can drag anywhere

Install Code Window

npx shadcn@latest add @charcoal/code-window

Code Window is part of Charcoal UI Pro. One seat unlocks all 300 Pro components, 107 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 code-window.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

Does code window need a syntax highlighter?: No. A tiny built-in tokenizer colours keywords, strings, numbers and comments with your theme tokens.
How do I install Code Window?: Code Window is part of Charcoal UI Pro. Add the @charcoal registry to components.json with your access token, then run npx shadcn@latest add @charcoal/code-window. It copies code-window.tsx into components/ui and installs motion, clsx, tailwind-merge.
Is Code Window free for commercial use?: Code Window 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 Code Window 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 Code Window?: Yes. Connect the Charcoal UI MCP server (https://charcoalui.com/mcp) to Claude Code, Cursor or any MCP client; get_component returns Code Window's props and get_install_command returns the exact command.

Code Window as Markdown · llms.txt