Typing Indicator
A chat bubble that pops in with three dots rippling in a wave, and tells screen readers who is typing.
- Category: Feedback
- Licence: Charcoal UI Pro
- Built with: React 19, Tailwind CSS 4, Motion
- Dependencies: motion, clsx, tailwind-merge
Examples
Typing Indicator
API reference
| Prop | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
name | string | — |
About Typing Indicator
Typing Indicator pops in a chat bubble with three dots rippling in a wave and tells screen readers who is typing, so conversations feel alive for everyone.
Typing Indicator is a feedback 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 Typing Indicator
- Chat and messaging apps.
- AI assistant interfaces.
- Support chat widgets.
- Comment threads with presence.
How it works
The dots are staggered CSS animations. A visually hidden live region says "Maya is typing", and the bubble scales in on a spring.
State changes are announced through live regions or the right ARIA roles, so screen-reader users hear what sighted users see. With prefers-reduced-motion on, it holds still or settles instantly instead of animating.
Customizing Typing Indicator
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 name live, and the Code tab updates to match, so the snippet you copy already carries your values.
- name (string).
Goes well with Typing Indicator
Typing Indicator is already composed into 2 ready-made sections, so you can see it in context or install the whole block.
- Hero Chat: Hero section
- FAQ Chat: FAQ section
- Countdown: An animated React countdown timer whose digits roll as they tick
- Confetti: React confetti that bursts from any point on a throwaway canvas
- Ripple: A React press ripple that spreads from the exact point you pressed
- Success Check: A React spinner that resolves into a drawn check or a shaking cross
- Story Progress: React story progress bars like Instagram: segmented, auto-advancing, pausable
Install Typing Indicator
npx shadcn@latest add @charcoal/typing-indicatorTyping Indicator 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 typing-indicator.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
- What do screen readers hear?
- A polite announcement of who is typing, such as "Maya is typing", so the dots are not the only signal.
- How do I install Typing Indicator?
- Typing Indicator is part of Charcoal UI Pro. Add the @charcoal registry to components.json with your access token, then run npx shadcn@latest add @charcoal/typing-indicator. It copies typing-indicator.tsx into components/ui and installs motion, clsx, tailwind-merge.
- Is Typing Indicator free for commercial use?
- Typing Indicator 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 Typing Indicator 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 Typing Indicator?
- Yes. Connect the Charcoal UI MCP server (https://charcoalui.com/mcp) to Claude Code, Cursor or any MCP client; get_component returns Typing Indicator's props and get_install_command returns the exact command.