Does scroll float work inside a scrolling panel?

Yes. Pass the panel as container and the characters float with that element's scroll instead of the page's.

How do I install Scroll Float?

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

Is Scroll Float free for commercial use?

Scroll Float 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 Scroll Float 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 Scroll Float?

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

Scroll Float

Characters float up and settle as the element scrolls through the viewport. Driven by scroll position, so it scrubs both ways.

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

Examples

Scroll Float

Scroll the box.

API reference

Prop	Type	Default	Description
`text`	`string`	—
`distance`	`number`	`60`	How far each character rises, in px.
`stagger`	`number`	`0.6`	Share of the scroll range the characters spread over.
`container`	`RefObject<HTMLElement>`	—	Scroll container; defaults to the page.
`offset`	`[string, string]`	`["start end", "end center"]`
`as`	`ElementType`	`"h2"`
`className`	`string`	—

About Scroll Float

Scroll Float lifts characters up and settles them as the element scrolls through the viewport. It is driven by scroll position, so it scrubs both ways.

Scroll Float 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 Scroll Float

Section headings in long pages.
Storytelling sites.
Product pages.
Portfolio intros.

How it works

Motion's useScroll maps progress to each character's offset with a stagger window. distance and stagger are props.

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 Scroll Float

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, distance, stagger live, and the Code tab updates to match, so the snippet you copy already carries your values.

text (string).
distance (number, default 60): How far each character rises, in px.
stagger (number, default 0.6): Share of the scroll range the characters spread over.
container (RefObject<HTMLElement>): Scroll container; defaults to the page.
offset ([string, string], default ["start end", "end center"]).
as (ElementType, default "h2").

The example on this page

Scroll Float: Scroll the box.

Goes well with Scroll Float

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 Scroll Float

npx shadcn@latest add @charcoal/scroll-float

Scroll Float 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 scroll-float.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

Does scroll float work inside a scrolling panel?: Yes. Pass the panel as container and the characters float with that element's scroll instead of the page's.
How do I install Scroll Float?: Scroll Float is part of Charcoal UI Pro. Add the @charcoal registry to components.json with your access token, then run npx shadcn@latest add @charcoal/scroll-float. It copies scroll-float.tsx into components/ui and installs motion, clsx, tailwind-merge.
Is Scroll Float free for commercial use?: Scroll Float 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 Scroll Float 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 Scroll Float?: Yes. Connect the Charcoal UI MCP server (https://charcoalui.com/mcp) to Claude Code, Cursor or any MCP client; get_component returns Scroll Float's props and get_install_command returns the exact command.

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