How many layers make the 3D effect?

depth sets the number of stacked layers; more layers make a deeper extrusion.

How do I install Depth Text?

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

Is Depth Text free for commercial use?

Depth Text 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 Depth Text 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 Depth Text?

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

Depth Text

Layered 3D extruded text: stacked copies step back in perspective behind the face and the block tilts toward the pointer, so the shaded side catches the light.

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

Examples

Depth Text

Move the pointer across the word to tilt it.

API reference

Prop	Type	Default	Description
`text`	`string`	—
`depth`	`number`	`14`	Extrusion layers behind the face.
`tilt`	`number`	`18`	Maximum tilt toward the pointer, in degrees.
`color`	`string`	`"var(--color-ember)"`	Colour of the extruded side.
`step`	`number`	`1.5`	Distance between layers in px.
`className`	`string`	—

About Depth Text

Depth Text stacks copies of a heading in perspective behind its face to make extruded 3D letters, and tilts the block toward the pointer so the shaded side catches the light.

Depth Text is a text animation 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 Depth Text

Bold hero headlines.
Gaming and entertainment.
Retro and poster styles.
Event titles.

How it works

Layers are aria-hidden copies offset in z; the face is the real text. depth sets the layer count and tilt the maximum angle.

The real text stays in the page for screen readers and search engines; the animated letters are decorative copies marked aria-hidden. With prefers-reduced-motion on, it holds still or settles instantly instead of animating.

Customizing Depth Text

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 text, depth, tilt, color live, and the Code tab updates to match, so the snippet you copy already carries your values.

text (string).
depth (number, default 14): Extrusion layers behind the face.
tilt (number, default 18): Maximum tilt toward the pointer, in degrees.
color (string, default "var(--color-ember)"): Colour of the extruded side.
step (number, default 1.5): Distance between layers in px.

The example on this page

Depth Text: Move the pointer across the word to tilt it.

Goes well with Depth Text

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

Scramble Text: React scramble text: characters cycle through glyphs before locking in
Rotating Text: React rotating text that rolls between words letter by letter and resizes smoothly
Highlight Text: React highlight text: a marker sweep, hand-drawn underline or scribbled circle on scroll
Text Morph: React text morph: shared letters glide to new spots while the rest blur in and out
Split Flap: A React split-flap display: every cell flips through the drum to its letter

Install Depth Text

npx shadcn@latest add @charcoal/depth-text

Depth Text 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 depth-text.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 many layers make the 3D effect?: depth sets the number of stacked layers; more layers make a deeper extrusion.
How do I install Depth Text?: Depth Text is part of Charcoal UI Pro. Add the @charcoal registry to components.json with your access token, then run npx shadcn@latest add @charcoal/depth-text. It copies depth-text.tsx into components/ui and installs motion, clsx, tailwind-merge.
Is Depth Text free for commercial use?: Depth Text 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 Depth Text 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 Depth Text?: Yes. Connect the Charcoal UI MCP server (https://charcoalui.com/mcp) to Claude Code, Cursor or any MCP client; get_component returns Depth Text's props and get_install_command returns the exact command.

Depth Text as Markdown · llms.txt