Zoom Lens
A magnifying lens follows the pointer over a product image.
- Category: Image
- Licence: Charcoal UI Pro
- Built with: React 19, Tailwind CSS 4, Motion
- Dependencies: motion, clsx, tailwind-merge
Examples
Zoom Lens
API reference
| Prop | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
src / alt | string | — | |
zoom | number | 2.5 | |
size | number | 160 |
About Zoom Lens
Zoom Lens follows the pointer with a magnifying lens over a product image, so shoppers can inspect detail without leaving the page.
Zoom Lens is an image effect 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 Zoom Lens
- Ecommerce product pages.
- Art and print shops.
- Real estate photos.
- Technical diagrams.
How it works
The lens shows a scaled background of the same image positioned under the pointer. Touch users get the normal image.
Images keep their alt text, controls are keyboard operable, and the effect never hides the content it decorates. With prefers-reduced-motion on, it holds still or settles instantly instead of animating.
Customizing Zoom Lens
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 / alt (string).
- zoom (number, default 2.5).
- size (number, default 160).
Goes well with Zoom Lens
These image pieces share its tokens and motion language, so they sit together on one page without clashing.
- Parallax Image: A React parallax image that drifts slower than the page as you scroll
- Pixelate Reveal: A React pixelate reveal: images resolve from chunky pixels to full detail
- Image Reveal: A React image reveal: a clip-path wipe uncovers the image as it settles
- Ken Burns: A React Ken Burns slideshow: slow pan and zoom crossfading through images
- Pixel Transition: A React pixel transition: content swaps behind a grid of flipping cells
Install Zoom Lens
npx shadcn@latest add @charcoal/zoom-lensZoom Lens 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 zoom-lens.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 much does zoom lens magnify?
- It shows the same image scaled up under the lens, so detail comes from your source image. Use a high-resolution image for the best zoom.
- How do I install Zoom Lens?
- Zoom Lens is part of Charcoal UI Pro. Add the @charcoal registry to components.json with your access token, then run npx shadcn@latest add @charcoal/zoom-lens. It copies zoom-lens.tsx into components/ui and installs motion, clsx, tailwind-merge.
- Is Zoom Lens free for commercial use?
- Zoom Lens 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 Zoom Lens 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 Zoom Lens?
- Yes. Connect the Charcoal UI MCP server (https://charcoalui.com/mcp) to Claude Code, Cursor or any MCP client; get_component returns Zoom Lens's props and get_install_command returns the exact command.