How do I install Ripple Grid?

Ripple Grid is part of Charcoal UI Pro. Add the @charcoal registry to components.json with your access token, then run npx shadcn@latest add @charcoal/ripple-grid. It copies ripple-grid.tsx into components/ui and installs motion, clsx, tailwind-merge.

Is Ripple Grid free for commercial use?

Ripple Grid 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 Ripple Grid 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 Ripple Grid?

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

Ripple Grid

A grid of lines that ripples outward from the pointer and from periodic pulses. Each ring pushes the vertices radially, and the lines nearest a crest take the accent colour. Canvas 2D.

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

Examples

Ripple Grid

Sweep the pointer to leave a trail of rings; drop the amplitude for something calmer.

API reference

Prop	Type	Default	Description
`cell`	`number`	`32`	Grid spacing in px.
`speed`	`number`	`1`	Wave travel speed and pulse rate multiplier.
`amplitude`	`number`	`10`	Peak displacement in px.
`color`	`string`	`"var(--ember)"`	Any CSS colour for the lit lines.
`glow`	`boolean`	`true`	Soft halo under the lit lines.
`className`	`string`	—

About Ripple Grid

Ripple Grid is a grid of lines that ripples outward from the pointer and from periodic pulses. Each ring pushes vertices outward and the lines near a crest glow.

Ripple Grid is an animated background 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 Ripple Grid

Tech and science heroes.
Interactive landing pages.
Audio and sonar themes.
Section backgrounds.

How it works

Vertex offsets are sums of decaying ring waves. It runs on a canvas capped at 2x pixel density, pauses when scrolled off screen, and reads its colours from your theme tokens so it follows dark mode.

The whole layer is decorative and aria-hidden, sits behind your content without taking pointer events it does not need, and pauses when scrolled off screen. With prefers-reduced-motion on, it holds still or settles instantly instead of animating.

Customizing Ripple Grid

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 cell, speed, amplitude, glow, color live, and the Code tab updates to match, so the snippet you copy already carries your values.

cell (number, default 32): Grid spacing in px.
speed (number, default 1): Wave travel speed and pulse rate multiplier.
amplitude (number, default 10): Peak displacement in px.
color (string, default "var(--ember)"): Any CSS colour for the lit lines.
glow (boolean, default true): Soft halo under the lit lines.

The example on this page

Ripple Grid: Sweep the pointer to leave a trail of rings; drop the amplitude for something calmer.

Goes well with Ripple Grid

These backgrounds pieces share its tokens and motion language, so they sit together on one page without clashing.

Ember Field: An animated React ember background: glowing embers drift up and flicker as they cool
Smoke: A slow React smoke background: blurred plumes drifting over dark sections, CSS only
Aurora: An animated React aurora background: soft light bands drifting across a section
Grid Beams: A React grid background with beams of light running along its lines
Meteors: A React meteor shower background: streaks falling diagonally, CSS only

Install Ripple Grid

npx shadcn@latest add @charcoal/ripple-grid

Ripple Grid 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 ripple-grid.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 Ripple Grid?: Ripple Grid is part of Charcoal UI Pro. Add the @charcoal registry to components.json with your access token, then run npx shadcn@latest add @charcoal/ripple-grid. It copies ripple-grid.tsx into components/ui and installs motion, clsx, tailwind-merge.
Is Ripple Grid free for commercial use?: Ripple Grid 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 Ripple Grid 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 Ripple Grid?: Yes. Connect the Charcoal UI MCP server (https://charcoalui.com/mcp) to Claude Code, Cursor or any MCP client; get_component returns Ripple Grid's props and get_install_command returns the exact command.

Ripple Grid as Markdown · llms.txt