Flip Words
Words flip over like a 3D board, each letter rotating a beat after the last.
- Category: Text
- Licence: Charcoal UI Pro
- Built with: React 19, Tailwind CSS 4, Motion
- Dependencies: motion, clsx, tailwind-merge
Examples
Flip Words
API reference
| Prop | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
words | string[] | — | |
interval | number | 2400 |
About Flip Words
Flip Words turns from one word to the next like a 3D flip board, each letter rotating a beat after the last. It reads as mechanical and precise.
Flip Words 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 Flip Words
- Rotating hero words.
- Feature taglines.
- Product names.
- Event and conference pages.
How it works
Letters rotateX through 90 degrees with a stagger, swapping at the edge. The list is announced once.
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 Flip Words
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 interval live, and the Code tab updates to match, so the snippet you copy already carries your values.
- words (string[]).
- interval (number, default 2400).
Goes well with Flip Words
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 Flip Words
npx shadcn@latest add @charcoal/flip-wordsFlip Words 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 flip-words.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 fast do the words flip?
- Each letter rotates a beat after the last, and the pause between words is a prop, so you can make it quick and punchy or slow and stately.
- How do I install Flip Words?
- Flip Words is part of Charcoal UI Pro. Add the @charcoal registry to components.json with your access token, then run npx shadcn@latest add @charcoal/flip-words. It copies flip-words.tsx into components/ui and installs motion, clsx, tailwind-merge.
- Is Flip Words free for commercial use?
- Flip Words 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 Flip Words 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 Flip Words?
- Yes. Connect the Charcoal UI MCP server (https://charcoalui.com/mcp) to Claude Code, Cursor or any MCP client; get_component returns Flip Words's props and get_install_command returns the exact command.