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kokonut-swoosh-text

text-effectdark-futuristicmotion on file

A client-side React text effect shipped as a shadcn registry component. It layers configurable colored text shadows, then removes them on hover through Motion. It depends on Motion, Tailwind-style utility classes, and the project-local cn class helper.

Specimen
Motion capture of the mounted demo, recorded by the harness. No audio track.
Harness screenshot of kokonut-swoosh-text at 375 pixels wide
Harness screenshot at 375 pixels wide. No horizontal overflow recorded.
Harness screenshot of kokonut-swoosh-text at 768 pixels wide
Harness screenshot at 768 pixels wide. No horizontal overflow recorded.
Harness screenshot of kokonut-swoosh-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 kokonut-swoosh-text
BuildOK
MountOK
Console errors0
Uncaught page errors0
Horizontal overflowclean at 375, 768, 1440
Axe critical0
Axe serious0
Axe moderate0
Axe minor0
Gzip marginal69.3 KB (134.7 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 2m 2s
error during build:
[vite:load-fallback] Could not load <sandbox>/src/lib/utils (imported by src/cut/components/kokonutui/swoosh-text.tsx): ENOENT: no such file or directory, open '<sandbox>/src/lib/utils'

Verdict

A focused novelty effect that builds and mounts cleanly in the prepared harness, but its dependency cost and hover-only payoff make it best for occasional display text. It needs a shadcn-style setup before it will work in a bare React project.

Use it if

  • You need a short, decorative headline or callout with a retro chromatic shadow treatment.
  • Your project already uses Motion and a shadcn-style Tailwind setup.
  • You want the label and shadow palette exposed as simple component props.

Skip it if

  • You need body copy or a primary heading that must remain crisp and restrained.
  • You do not want to add Motion for a single hover effect.
  • Your interface must communicate the effect equally well on touch devices, since the transition is hover-driven.
  • You need strong default contrast on a dark surface without adjusting the text color classes.

Install

Installation record for kokonut-swoosh-text
Declared dependenciesmotion
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 project, add Motion, configure Tailwind utilities and dark-mode behavior, provide the at-sign path alias, and create the local lib/utils cn helper. Alternatively, replace the cn import with your own class combiner and translate the utility classes into your styling system.

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/kokonut-labs/kokonutui
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.