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INTERACTION_148
Moving Spotlight.
A slow beam sweeps across the section surface. Parked left of the section before the trigger; translating the light across the section and back once in view, looping every 12 seconds.
- CATEGORY
- Background
- COMPLEXITY
- Easy
- TECH
- CSS
- PLATFORM
- Both
- PERFORMANCE
- Light
LIVE PLAYGROUND
CSS / CSS
/* Moving Spotlight — A slow beam sweeps across the section surface. */
.moving-spotlight {
--dur: 12s;
--ease: ease-in-out;
--stagger: 60ms;
will-change: transform, opacity;
}
.moving-spotlight > * {
opacity: 0;
transform: translateY(14px);
animation: moving-spotlight-in var(--dur) var(--ease) forwards;
animation-delay: calc(var(--i, 0) * var(--stagger));
}
/* parked left of the section -> translating the light across the section and back */
@keyframes moving-spotlight-in {
to {
opacity: 1;
transform: none;
filter: none;
}
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.moving-spotlight > * {
opacity: 1;
transform: none;
animation: none;
}
}React / TSX
import { useEffect, useRef } from "react";
/** Moving Spotlight — trigger: in view, looping every 12 seconds */
export function MovingSpotlight({ 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="moving-spotlight" data-state="out">
{children}
</div>
);
}IF YOU LIKE THIS, STEAL THESE TOO.
STRUCTURE / 56PX
TEXTURE / 3%
INTERACTION_147CSS
Gradient Mesh
Soft overlapping gradients drift behind the content.
Background / MediumView