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ruixen-hover-gradient-navbar

navbargradient-glowmotion on file

A client-side React bottom navbar distributed as a shadcn registry component. It uses Tailwind utility classes for its fixed, responsive shell, Motion for flip and glow interactions, and Lucide React for icons. Its menu labels, links, colors, and gradients are defined directly in the component.

Specimen
Motion capture of the mounted demo, recorded by the harness. No audio track.
Harness screenshot of ruixen-hover-gradient-navbar at 375 pixels wide
Harness screenshot at 375 pixels wide. No horizontal overflow recorded.
Harness screenshot of ruixen-hover-gradient-navbar at 768 pixels wide
Harness screenshot at 768 pixels wide. No horizontal overflow recorded.
Harness screenshot of ruixen-hover-gradient-navbar 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 ruixen-hover-gradient-navbar
BuildOK
MountOK
Console errors0
Uncaught page errors0
Horizontal overflowclean at 375, 768, 1440
Axe critical0
Axe serious0
Axe moderate0
Axe minor0
Gzip marginal60.9 KB (126.3 KB build, 65.4 KB baseline)
Bare modeOK
Provider requiredNO
Demo usedwritten from the component source API

Verdict

A polished app-style dock that builds and mounts cleanly, but it is better treated as a visual starting point than a finished navigation system. Replace the placeholder links and review the duplicated animated anchors, focus behavior, and whole-nav hover response before shipping.

Use it if

  • You want a fixed bottom navigation for an app-like interface.
  • Your project already uses Tailwind and can accept Motion-driven hover effects.
  • You are comfortable replacing a small hard-coded menu with your own routes and labels.

Skip it if

  • You need a conventional top navbar, nested menus, or a mobile drawer.
  • You need navigation generated from props or routing configuration without refactoring the component.
  • You want to minimize animation dependency overhead for a small navigation element.
  • You require restrained keyboard behavior without auditing the overlapping front and back links.

Install

Installation record for ruixen-hover-gradient-navbar
Declared dependenciesmotion, lucide-react
Missing on installnone
Bare installbuilds and mounts without the shadcn-style helpers
Providerno provider required in the harness

In a non-shadcn React project, add Motion and Lucide React, configure Tailwind with dark-mode support, place the component in a client-rendered boundary, and replace the placeholder anchors with your router links. No provider is required.

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/ruixenui/ruixen.com
License
MIT
Record published
2026-08-14

Alternatives

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