Peek Rating
A star rating that lifts a wave of stars up to the pointer as you hover, names the score, then commits with a pop and a burst of sparks on click.
- Category: React Input Components
- Licence: Charcoal UI Pro
- Built with: React 19, Tailwind CSS 4, Motion
- Dependencies: motion, clsx, tailwind-merge
Examples
Peek Rating
API reference
| Prop | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
value / defaultValue | number | 0 | |
onValueChange | (v: number) => void | — | |
max | number | 5 | |
size | number | 32 | |
labels | string[] | — |
About Peek Rating
Peek Rating lifts a wave of stars up to the pointer as you hover and names the score, so people see what they are about to give. Clicking commits with a pop and a small burst of sparks.
Peek Rating is an input 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 Peek Rating
- Product and app reviews.
- Post-purchase and support feedback.
- Course and lesson ratings.
- Internal scoring tools.
How it works
Each star is a radio in a radiogroup, so arrow keys work and the score is announced. The hover wave staggers by distance from the pointer, the label updates in a polite live region, and the burst respects reduced motion.
It is a real form control: it has an accessible name, works with the keyboard alone, shows a visible focus ring and announces its state to screen readers. With prefers-reduced-motion on, it holds still or settles instantly instead of animating.
Customizing Peek Rating
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 max, size live, and the Code tab updates to match, so the snippet you copy already carries your values.
- value / defaultValue (number, default 0).
- max (number, default 5).
- size (number, default 32).
- labels (string[]).
Goes well with Peek Rating
These inputs pieces share its tokens and motion language, so they sit together on one page without clashing.
- Magnetic: Make any React element lean toward the pointer and spring home: a magnetic hover in one wrapper
- Color Picker: An animated React swatch colour picker with a ring that glides to the selection
- Rating: An animated React star rating with hover preview and a ripple of popping stars
- File Dropzone: An animated React file dropzone that lifts on hover and lists uploads with progress
- Like Button: An animated React like button: the heart pops, sparks burst and the count rolls
Install Peek Rating
npx shadcn@latest add @charcoal/peek-ratingPeek Rating 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 peek-rating.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 Peek Rating?
- Peek Rating is part of Charcoal UI Pro. Add the @charcoal registry to components.json with your access token, then run npx shadcn@latest add @charcoal/peek-rating. It copies peek-rating.tsx into components/ui and installs motion, clsx, tailwind-merge.
- Is Peek Rating free for commercial use?
- Peek Rating 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 Peek Rating 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 Peek Rating?
- Yes. Connect the Charcoal UI MCP server (https://charcoalui.com/mcp) to Claude Code, Cursor or any MCP client; get_component returns Peek Rating's props and get_install_command returns the exact command.