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magicui-progressive-blur

hover-effect3dmotion on file

A client-side React component shipped as a Magic UI shadcn registry item. It layers absolutely positioned, masked backdrop filters to create a graduated blur at the top, bottom, or both edges of a container. It uses Tailwind utility classes and an aliased cn helper backed by clsx and tailwind-merge.

Specimen
Motion capture of the mounted demo, recorded by the harness. No audio track.
Harness screenshot of magicui-progressive-blur at 375 pixels wide
Harness screenshot at 375 pixels wide. This viewport scrolled sideways.
Harness screenshot of magicui-progressive-blur at 768 pixels wide
Harness screenshot at 768 pixels wide. No horizontal overflow recorded.
Harness screenshot of magicui-progressive-blur 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-progressive-blur
BuildOK
MountOK
Console errors0
Uncaught page errors0
Horizontal overflowflagged at 375
Axe critical0
Axe serious0
Axe moderate0
Axe minor0
Gzip marginal29.6 KB (95.1 KB build, 65.5 KB baseline)
Bare modeFAIL
Provider requiredNO
Demo usedwritten from the component source API

What the harness recorded

BARE BUILD

✗ Build failed in 716ms
error during build:
[vite:load-fallback] Could not load <sandbox>re-ec658e019127/src/lib/utils (imported by src/cut/progressive-blur.tsx): ENOENT: no such file or directory, open '<sandbox>re-ec658e019127/src/lib/utils'

Verdict

A focused visual utility that builds and mounts cleanly in the configured harness. It needs a shadcn-style setup because a bare project lacks the imported cn utility. The narrow demo also overflows, so verify container sizing before shipping it responsively.

Use it if

  • You need a passive edge fade over scrollable media, cards, or content without intercepting pointer input.
  • Your React app already has Tailwind and a shadcn-style cn utility.
  • You want configurable blur steps and top, bottom, or dual-edge placement.

Skip it if

  • You need the effect to work in browsers where backdrop filtering or CSS masking is unavailable.
  • Your layout cannot provide a positioned, clipped container for the absolute overlay.
  • You need a drop-in component for a narrow viewport without checking container overflow.
  • You want a single lightweight CSS fade instead of several stacked filter layers.

Install

Installation record for magicui-progressive-blur
Declared dependenciesclsx, tailwind-merge
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 Tailwind CSS, configure the at-sign source alias, and create lib/utils with a cn helper using clsx and tailwind-merge. Keep the client directive where server components are supported, and place the overlay inside a relatively positioned container with overflow clipping.

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
2026-08-17

Alternatives

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