Scroll Text
Words light up one by one as the paragraph scrolls through the viewport.
- Category: Text
- Licence: Charcoal UI Pro
- Built with: React 19, Tailwind CSS 4, Motion
- Dependencies: motion, clsx, tailwind-merge
Examples
Scroll Text
API reference
| Prop | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
text | string | — | |
container | RefObject<HTMLElement> | — |
About Scroll Text
Scroll Text lights words up one by one as a paragraph scrolls through the viewport, so reading becomes the animation. It is the manifesto section on product sites.
Scroll 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 Scroll Text
- Mission and manifesto statements.
- Storytelling sections.
- Long hero statements.
- Annual reports and case studies.
How it works
Each word's opacity is mapped from scroll progress through the block, so it scrubs both ways. The paragraph is a normal paragraph to search engines and screen readers.
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 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 live, and the Code tab updates to match, so the snippet you copy already carries your values.
- text (string).
- container (RefObject<HTMLElement>).
Goes well with Scroll Text
Scroll Text is already composed into a ready-made section, so you can see it in context or install the whole block.
- Hero Statement: Hero section
- 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 Text
npx shadcn@latest add @charcoal/scroll-textScroll 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 scroll-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 do I install Scroll Text?
- Scroll 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/scroll-text. It copies scroll-text.tsx into components/ui and installs motion, clsx, tailwind-merge.
- Is Scroll Text free for commercial use?
- Scroll 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 Scroll 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 Scroll Text?
- Yes. Connect the Charcoal UI MCP server (https://charcoalui.com/mcp) to Claude Code, Cursor or any MCP client; get_component returns Scroll Text's props and get_install_command returns the exact command.