Infinite Menu
A grid of tiles that goes on forever in every direction: drag it with inertia, the tiles wrap, the one nearest the centre swells and names itself, and release snaps it to the middle.
- Category: Display
- Licence: Charcoal UI Pro
- Built with: React 19, Tailwind CSS 4, Motion
- Dependencies: motion, clsx, tailwind-merge
Examples
Infinite Menu
API reference
| Prop | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
items | { src: string; title: string; description?: string; href?: string }[] | — | |
size | number | 120 | |
gap | number | 16 | |
scale | number | 1.35 | Growth of the centre tile. |
onSelect | (item) => void | — | |
className | string | — |
About Infinite Menu
Infinite Menu is a grid of tiles that goes on forever in every direction: drag with inertia, tiles wrap around, the nearest one swells and names itself, and release snaps it to the centre.
Infinite Menu 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 Infinite Menu
- Creative portfolio indexes.
- Product explorers.
- Image libraries.
- Experimental navigation.
How it works
Tile positions wrap around a window centred on the viewport. Arrow keys step a tile at a time, and the centred tile is the active option.
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 Infinite Menu
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 size, gap, scale live, and the Code tab updates to match, so the snippet you copy already carries your values.
- items.
- size (number, default 120).
- gap (number, default 16).
- scale (number, default 1.35): Growth of the centre tile.
Goes well with Infinite Menu
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 Infinite Menu
npx shadcn@latest add @charcoal/infinite-menuInfinite Menu 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 infinite-menu.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 select an item in infinite menu?
- Drag or use the arrow keys to bring it to the centre, then click it; onSelect fires with that item.
- How do I install Infinite Menu?
- Infinite Menu is part of Charcoal UI Pro. Add the @charcoal registry to components.json with your access token, then run npx shadcn@latest add @charcoal/infinite-menu. It copies infinite-menu.tsx into components/ui and installs motion, clsx, tailwind-merge.
- Is Infinite Menu free for commercial use?
- Infinite Menu 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 Infinite Menu 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 Infinite Menu?
- Yes. Connect the Charcoal UI MCP server (https://charcoalui.com/mcp) to Claude Code, Cursor or any MCP client; get_component returns Infinite Menu's props and get_install_command returns the exact command.