Tilt Open Image
A thumbnail that opens full screen as if lifted off the page, tilting in 3D on the way and settling flat.
- Category: Transitions
- Licence: Charcoal UI Pro
- Built with: React 19, Tailwind CSS 4, Motion
- Dependencies: motion, clsx, tailwind-merge
Examples
Tilt Open Image
API reference
| Prop | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
src | string | — | |
alt | string | — |
About Tilt Open Image
Tilt Open Image opens a thumbnail full screen as if lifted off the page, tilting in 3D on the way and settling flat.
Tilt Open Image is an UI transition 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 Tilt Open Image
- Galleries.
- Product images.
- Blog figures.
- Portfolio work.
How it works
Shared layout plus a 3D rotation that resolves on arrival; the viewer is a dialog.
The change it animates is also announced to assistive tech, and the motion is short enough never to block what the user wants to do. With prefers-reduced-motion on, it holds still or settles instantly instead of animating.
Customizing Tilt Open Image
Every prop is documented in the API reference above with its type and default. The ones you will reach for first are listed here.
Style it with className like any other element. It only uses your theme's tokens, so it follows light and dark mode without extra work.
- src (string).
- alt (string).
Goes well with Tilt Open Image
These transitions pieces share its tokens and motion language, so they sit together on one page without clashing.
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- Page Transition: React page transitions: native-feeling push and pop between views
- Error Shake: A React error shake: a decaying head shake for wrong input
- Arrow Link: A React arrow link whose chevron grows a stem on hover, CSS only
Install Tilt Open Image
npx shadcn@latest add @charcoal/tilt-open-imageTilt Open Image 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 tilt-open-image.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
- Is the full-screen view accessible?
- Yes. It opens as a dialog that traps focus and closes on Escape, returning focus to the thumbnail, while the 3D tilt is purely visual.
- How do I install Tilt Open Image?
- Tilt Open Image is part of Charcoal UI Pro. Add the @charcoal registry to components.json with your access token, then run npx shadcn@latest add @charcoal/tilt-open-image. It copies tilt-open-image.tsx into components/ui and installs motion, clsx, tailwind-merge.
- Is Tilt Open Image free for commercial use?
- Tilt Open Image 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 Tilt Open Image 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 Tilt Open Image?
- Yes. Connect the Charcoal UI MCP server (https://charcoalui.com/mcp) to Claude Code, Cursor or any MCP client; get_component returns Tilt Open Image's props and get_install_command returns the exact command.