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magicui-interactive-grid-pattern

cursor-effectaurora-meshmotion on file

A client-side React component that renders a configurable SVG grid and highlights each cell on pointer hover. It ships as a TypeScript file through a shadcn registry, uses Tailwind utility classes for presentation and transitions, and imports the project-local cn class-merging helper.

Specimen
Motion capture of the mounted demo, recorded by the harness. No audio track.
Harness screenshot of magicui-interactive-grid-pattern at 375 pixels wide
Harness screenshot at 375 pixels wide. No horizontal overflow recorded.
Harness screenshot of magicui-interactive-grid-pattern at 768 pixels wide
Harness screenshot at 768 pixels wide. No horizontal overflow recorded.
Harness screenshot of magicui-interactive-grid-pattern 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 magicui-interactive-grid-pattern
BuildOK
MountOK
Console errors0
Uncaught page errors0
Horizontal overflowclean at 375, 768, 1440
Axe critical0
Axe serious0
Axe moderate0
Axe minor0
Gzip marginal26.6 KB (92.0 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 32.37s
error during build:
[vite:load-fallback] Could not load <sandbox>/src/lib/utils (imported by src/cut/interactive-grid-pattern.tsx): ENOENT: no such file or directory, open '<sandbox>/src/lib/utils'

Verdict

A focused decorative effect that builds, mounts, stays within its container, and raises no automated accessibility findings in the prepared harness. It needs a shadcn-style setup as supplied because a bare project cannot resolve its local utility import.

Use it if

  • You need a decorative interactive backdrop for a hero, banner, or feature panel.
  • Your React app already uses Tailwind and the standard shadcn utility alias.
  • You want the grid dimensions and square styling exposed as component props.

Skip it if

  • You need touch interaction to provide the same feedback as pointer hover.
  • You want a static background with no client-side state or event handlers.
  • Your design system does not use Tailwind and you do not want to translate its utility classes.
  • Rendering many individually interactive SVG cells is unnecessary for the visual effect you need.

Install

Installation record for magicui-interactive-grid-pattern
Declared dependenciesnone declared
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 or replace the cn class-merging helper, configure the import alias that points to it, and provide Tailwind with support for the utility and selector syntax used by the component. The host container should also establish positioning for the absolute SVG.

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/magicuidesign/magicui
License
MIT
Record published
2026-08-14

Alternatives

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