How many particles does particle text use?

It samples the text into points based on density and size, capped by area so large headings stay smooth.

How do I install Particle Text?

Particle 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/particle-text. It copies particle-text.tsx into components/ui and installs motion, clsx, tailwind-merge.

Is Particle Text free for commercial use?

Particle 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 Particle 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 Particle Text?

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

Particle Text

Text sampled into canvas particles that fly in from random positions to form the letters, then scatter from the pointer and spring back.

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

Examples

Particle Text

Sweep the pointer through the word.

API reference

Prop	Type	Default	Description
`text`	`string`	—
`density`	`number`	`1`	Sampling density: 1 reads one particle per 5px grid, 2 one per 2.5px.
`scatter`	`number`	`90`	Radius in px within which particles flee the pointer.
`color`	`string`	`"var(--foreground)"`
`fontSize`	`number`	`96`	Font size in px; weight and family come from the wrapper.
`className`	`string`	—

About Particle Text

Particle Text samples text into canvas particles that fly in from random positions to form the letters, then scatter from the pointer and spring back.

Particle 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 Particle Text

Hero titles for tech and AI.
Brand intros.
Product launches.
Interactive posters.

How it works

The text is drawn offscreen and sampled into points; each particle springs to its point. density, scatter and colour are props, and the canvas pauses off screen.

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 Particle 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, density, scatter, color live, and the Code tab updates to match, so the snippet you copy already carries your values.

text (string).
density (number, default 1): Sampling density: 1 reads one particle per 5px grid, 2 one per 2.5px.
scatter (number, default 90): Radius in px within which particles flee the pointer.
color (string, default "var(--foreground)").
fontSize (number, default 96): Font size in px; weight and family come from the wrapper.

The example on this page

Particle Text: Sweep the pointer through the word.

Goes well with Particle 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 Particle Text

npx shadcn@latest add @charcoal/particle-text

Particle 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 particle-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 particles does particle text use?: It samples the text into points based on density and size, capped by area so large headings stay smooth.
How do I install Particle Text?: Particle 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/particle-text. It copies particle-text.tsx into components/ui and installs motion, clsx, tailwind-merge.
Is Particle Text free for commercial use?: Particle 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 Particle 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 Particle Text?: Yes. Connect the Charcoal UI MCP server (https://charcoalui.com/mcp) to Claude Code, Cursor or any MCP client; get_component returns Particle Text's props and get_install_command returns the exact command.

Particle Text as Markdown · llms.txt