Knockout Wheel
A prize wheel that knocks names out: spin it, it eases to a stop under the pointer, and the landed name drops off until one winner is left.
- Category: Interactive React Animations
- Licence: Charcoal UI Pro
- Built with: React 19, Tailwind CSS 4, Motion
- Dependencies: motion, clsx, tailwind-merge
Examples
Knockout Wheel
API reference
| Prop | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
names | string[] | — | |
eliminate | boolean | true | |
duration | number | 4 | |
onPick | (name, remaining) => void | — | |
size | number | 300 | |
className | string | — |
About Knockout Wheel
Knockout Wheel spins, eases to a stop under the pointer and knocks the landed name off the wheel, round after round, until one winner is left. Turn elimination off for a classic prize wheel.
Knockout Wheel is an interactive effect 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 Knockout Wheel
- Giveaways and raffles.
- Picking who goes next in meetings.
- Classroom and team games.
- Event and stream engagement.
How it works
The landing slice is chosen first and the wheel is spun to it with a little jitter, so results are fair and look natural. Results are announced in a live region.
Pointer effects have a keyboard or static equivalent, and nothing that matters depends on hover alone. With prefers-reduced-motion on, it holds still or settles instantly instead of animating.
Customizing Knockout Wheel
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 eliminate, duration live, and the Code tab updates to match, so the snippet you copy already carries your values.
- names (string[]).
- eliminate (boolean, default true).
- duration (number, default 4).
- size (number, default 300).
Goes well with Knockout Wheel
These interactive pieces share its tokens and motion language, so they sit together on one page without clashing.
- Hover Reveal List: A React hover reveal list: hovering a row floats its image beside the pointer
- Pixel Grid: A React pixel grid: cells light up under the pointer and fade slowly
- Draggable Cards: React draggable cards: polaroids scattered on a table you can pick up
- Image Accordion: A React image accordion: the hovered panel expands to reveal its caption
- Velocity Marquee: A React velocity marquee: big text that speeds up and flips with scroll
Install Knockout Wheel
npx shadcn@latest add @charcoal/knockout-wheelKnockout Wheel 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 knockout-wheel.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 Knockout Wheel?
- Knockout Wheel is part of Charcoal UI Pro. Add the @charcoal registry to components.json with your access token, then run npx shadcn@latest add @charcoal/knockout-wheel. It copies knockout-wheel.tsx into components/ui and installs motion, clsx, tailwind-merge.
- Is Knockout Wheel free for commercial use?
- Knockout Wheel 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 Knockout Wheel 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 Knockout Wheel?
- Yes. Connect the Charcoal UI MCP server (https://charcoalui.com/mcp) to Claude Code, Cursor or any MCP client; get_component returns Knockout Wheel's props and get_install_command returns the exact command.