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animata-cycle-text

text-effectdark-futuristicmotion on file

A React text rotator shipped as a shadcn registry component. It cycles a hardcoded word list with Motion's presence and vertical fade transitions, uses React state and an interval, and relies on Tailwind utility classes for its monospace, color, and sizing treatment.

Specimen
Motion capture of the mounted demo, recorded by the harness. No audio track.
Harness screenshot of animata-cycle-text at 375 pixels wide
Harness screenshot at 375 pixels wide. This viewport scrolled sideways.
Harness screenshot of animata-cycle-text at 768 pixels wide
Harness screenshot at 768 pixels wide. No horizontal overflow recorded.
Harness screenshot of animata-cycle-text at 1440 pixels wide
Harness screenshot at 1440 pixels wide. No horizontal overflow recorded.

Measured

Every value below was written by the harness on the run that produced the frames above. None of it is derived from the prose.

Harness measurements recorded for animata-cycle-text
BuildOK
MountOK
Console errors0
Uncaught page errors0
Horizontal overflowflagged at 375
Axe critical0
Axe serious1
Axe moderate0
Axe minor0
Gzip marginal59.8 KB (125.2 KB build, 65.4 KB baseline)
Bare modeFAIL
Provider requiredNO
Demo usedwritten from the component source API

What the harness recorded

BARE BUILD

✗ Build failed in 583ms
error during build:
[vite]: Rollup failed to resolve import "motion/react" from "<sandbox>re-24a7c8d031a0/src/cut/~/components/animata/text/cycle-text.tsx".

Verdict

A workable animated accent with clean mounting and no provider requirement, but it is closer to an editable snippet than a reusable component. Fix the narrow-screen overflow and color contrast, then expose its hardcoded content and timing before treating it as production-ready.

Use it if

  • You want a compact, code-themed rotating phrase for a hero or feature label.
  • Your app already uses Motion and can absorb another animated text element.
  • You are comfortable editing the component source to supply the copy and timing.

Skip it if

  • The text must fit reliably on narrow screens without layout adjustments.
  • You need accessible production colors without revisiting the supplied styling.
  • You need words, timing, or animation behavior exposed as reusable props.
  • You want to avoid adding Motion for a small decorative effect.

Install

Installation record for animata-cycle-text
Declared dependenciesmotion@^12.38.0
Missing on installnone
Bare installfails once the shadcn-style helpers are removed, so it needs that setup
Providerno provider required in the harness

In a non-shadcn React project, copy the component into your source tree, install Motion, and make sure Tailwind processes the file. If Tailwind is not part of the stack, replace the utility classes with equivalent local styles. Edit the built-in word list and interval directly or refactor them into props.

Source and credit

This page is a review, not a copy. The component source lives with its author and this site does not republish it. Read the license before you use anything.

Author repository

github.com/codse/animata
License
MIT
Record published
2026-08-14

Alternatives

Other published entries for the text-effect pattern, ordered by what they measured: mounts first, then clean axe scans, then bare-mode passes, then the smaller bundle.