Shimmer Button
A charcoal pill with an ember edge that orbits the border and a sheen that sweeps across.
- Category: Inputs
- Licence: Charcoal UI Pro
- Built with: React 19, Tailwind CSS 4, Motion
- Dependencies: motion, clsx, tailwind-merge
Examples
Shimmer Button
API reference
| Prop | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
speed | number | 2.6 | Seconds per sweep. |
...props | HTMLMotionProps<"button"> | — |
About Shimmer Button
Shimmer Button is a dark pill with an accent edge that orbits its border and a sheen that sweeps across it, the kind of button you put on exactly one call to action per page so it gets the click.
Shimmer Button 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 Shimmer Button
- The single primary call to action in a hero.
- Upgrade and Go Pro buttons.
- Launch, waitlist and early-access sign-ups.
- Pricing cards for the recommended plan.
How it works
The orbiting edge is a conic gradient on an animated CSS angle, masked to the border, and the sheen is a moving linear gradient. Both are pure CSS, so the button costs nothing to keep animating and stops under 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 Shimmer Button
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 speed live, and the Code tab updates to match, so the snippet you copy already carries your values.
- speed (number, default 2.6): Seconds per sweep.
Goes well with Shimmer Button
Shimmer Button is already composed into 2 ready-made sections, so you can see it in context or install the whole block.
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Install Shimmer Button
npx shadcn@latest add @charcoal/shimmer-buttonShimmer Button 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 shimmer-button.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 Shimmer Button?
- Shimmer Button is part of Charcoal UI Pro. Add the @charcoal registry to components.json with your access token, then run npx shadcn@latest add @charcoal/shimmer-button. It copies shimmer-button.tsx into components/ui and installs motion, clsx, tailwind-merge.
- Is Shimmer Button free for commercial use?
- Shimmer Button 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 Shimmer Button 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 Shimmer Button?
- Yes. Connect the Charcoal UI MCP server (https://charcoalui.com/mcp) to Claude Code, Cursor or any MCP client; get_component returns Shimmer Button's props and get_install_command returns the exact command.