Terminal

Types out commands character by character and prints their output, starting when it scrolls into view.

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

Examples

Terminal

API reference

About Terminal

Terminal types commands character by character and prints their output, starting when it scrolls into view. It is the hero visual every developer tool wants.

Terminal is a display 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 Terminal

• Developer tool landing pages.
• CLI and SDK docs.
• Install instructions.
• Product demos.

How it works

Lines are a list of command and output steps played in order. typingSpeed controls the pace, and the full transcript is in the page for screen readers.

Interactive parts are buttons or links with accessible names, decorative layers are hidden from assistive tech, and everything is reachable by keyboard. With prefers-reduced-motion on, it holds still or settles instantly instead of animating.

Customizing Terminal

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

• lines.
• title (string, default "zsh").
• typingSpeed (number, default 38).

Goes well with Terminal

Terminal is already composed into 2 ready-made sections, so you can see it in context or install the whole block.

• Hero Terminal: Hero section
• CTA Terminal: CTA section
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• Sortable List: A drag-to-reorder React list with lifted shadows and keyboard sorting
• Card Stack: A swipeable React card stack where the next card rises to meet you
• Image Compare: A React before and after image comparison slider you can drag anywhere

Install Terminal

npx shadcn@latest add @charcoal/terminal

Terminal 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 terminal.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

When does the terminal start typing?

When it scrolls into view, so the animation is never missed below the fold.

How do I install Terminal?

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

Is Terminal free for commercial use?

Terminal 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 Terminal 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 Terminal?

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

Terminal as Markdown · llms.txt