Text Cycle

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About

A rotating words headline that cycles through phrases with a per character blur stagger. Use it in hero sections to rotate audiences, features or use cases.

Built with React and Tailwind. Copy the prompt and paste it into Claude Code, Cursor or Lovable: your agent adds Text Cycle to your project and fits it to your theme.

Code

How Text Cycle is used: the demo's code. The component's own source comes with a free account.

Usage.tsx

"use client";

import * as React from "react";
import { TextCycle } from "@/components/ui/text-cycle";

import { clsx, type ClassValue } from "clsx";
import { twMerge } from "tailwind-merge";

function cn(...inputs: ClassValue[]) {
  return twMerge(clsx(inputs));
}

const DEFAULT_WORDS = ["engineer", "developer", "designer"] as const;

const settings = {
  words: DEFAULT_WORDS.join("\n"),
  interval: 2500,
  paused: false,
};

const previewClass =
  "font-display text-4xl font-semibold tracking-tight text-foreground sm:text-5xl";

function parseWords(raw: string): string[] {
  return raw
    .split("\n")
    .map((line) => line.trim())
    .filter(Boolean);
}

function CycleLine({
  words,
  interval,
  paused,
  className,
  cycleKey,
}: {
  words: string[];
  interval?: number;
  paused?: boolean;
  className?: string;
  cycleKey?: string;
}) {
  let longest = words[0] ?? "developer";
  for (const word of words) {
    if (word.length > longest.length) longest = word;
  }

  return (
    <span className={cn("relative inline-flex", className)}>
      {/* Width lock so the block stays centered while words change */}
      <span className="invisible whitespace-nowrap" aria-hidden="true">
        21&nbsp;·&nbsp;{longest}
      </span>
      <span className="absolute inset-0 flex items-baseline justify-start whitespace-nowrap">
        <span className="shrink-0 text-muted-foreground">21&nbsp;·&nbsp;</span>
        <TextCycle
          key={cycleKey}
          words={words}
          interval={interval}
          paused={paused}
        />
      </span>
    </span>
  );
}

export function TextCyclePreview(props: Partial<typeof settings> = {}) {
  const state = { ...settings, ...props };
  const words = parseWords(state.words);
  const resolved = words.length > 0 ? words : [...DEFAULT_WORDS];

  return (
    <div className="flex min-h-[360px] w-full items-center justify-center px-4 py-12 sm:px-8">
      <CycleLine
        cycleKey={`${state.interval}-${resolved.join("|")}`}
        words={resolved}
        interval={state.interval}
        paused={state.paused}
        className={previewClass}
      />
    </div>
  );
}

export default function Demo(props: Partial<typeof settings>) {
  return <TextCyclePreview {...props} />;
}