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INTERACTION_154
Liquid Blobs.
Organic shapes morph slowly behind the content. Circular shapes at rest before the trigger; animating border-radius values and drifting the shapes once in view, looping.
- CATEGORY
- Background
- COMPLEXITY
- Easy
- TECH
- CSS
- PLATFORM
- Both
- PERFORMANCE
- Medium
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CSS / CSS
/* Liquid Blobs — Organic shapes morph slowly behind the content. */
.liquid-blobs {
--dur: 16s;
--ease: ease-in-out;
--stagger: 60ms;
will-change: transform, opacity;
}
.liquid-blobs > * {
opacity: 0;
transform: translateY(14px);
animation: liquid-blobs-in var(--dur) var(--ease) forwards;
animation-delay: calc(var(--i, 0) * var(--stagger));
}
/* circular shapes at rest -> animating border-radius values and drifting the shapes */
@keyframes liquid-blobs-in {
to {
opacity: 1;
transform: none;
filter: none;
}
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.liquid-blobs > * {
opacity: 1;
transform: none;
animation: none;
}
}React / TSX
import { useEffect, useRef } from "react";
/** Liquid Blobs — trigger: in view, looping */
export function LiquidBlobs({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
const ref = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
useEffect(() => {
const el = ref.current;
if (!el) return;
if (window.matchMedia("(prefers-reduced-motion: reduce)").matches) {
el.dataset["state"] = "in";
return;
}
const io = new IntersectionObserver(
([entry]) => {
if (entry?.isIntersecting) {
el.dataset["state"] = "in";
io.unobserve(el);
}
},
{ threshold: 0.2 },
);
io.observe(el);
return () => io.disconnect();
}, []);
return (
<div ref={ref} className="liquid-blobs" data-state="out">
{children}
</div>
);
}IF YOU LIKE THIS, STEAL THESE TOO.
STRUCTURE / 56PX
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