Measured entry

tripled-native-avatar-expand-shadcnui

avatarminimal-flatmotion on file

A client-side React avatar button that expands on click to reveal a name, with size variants, initials fallback, tap feedback, and reduced-motion handling. It ships as shadcn registry source and depends on Framer Motion, shadcn Avatar primitives, Tailwind classes and theme tokens, plus the project's cn utility.

Specimen
Motion capture of the mounted demo, recorded by the harness. No audio track.
Harness screenshot of tripled-native-avatar-expand-shadcnui at 375 pixels wide
Harness screenshot at 375 pixels wide. No horizontal overflow recorded.
Harness screenshot of tripled-native-avatar-expand-shadcnui at 768 pixels wide
Harness screenshot at 768 pixels wide. No horizontal overflow recorded.
Harness screenshot of tripled-native-avatar-expand-shadcnui 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 tripled-native-avatar-expand-shadcnui
BuildOK
MountOK
Console errors1
Uncaught page errors0
Horizontal overflowclean at 375, 768, 1440
Axe critical0
Axe serious0
Axe moderate0
Axe minor0
Gzip marginal75.4 KB (140.9 KB build, 65.5 KB baseline)
Bare modeOK
Provider requiredNO
Demo usedwritten from the component source API

What the harness recorded

CONSOLE

Failed to load resource: the server responded with a status of 404 (Not Found)

BARE BUILD

Failed to load resource: the server responded with a status of 404 (Not Found)

Verdict

A focused, accessible interaction that builds and mounts cleanly across the tested layouts. It is a good fit inside an existing shadcn stack, but the animation dependency is substantial for the effect and the default missing-image path requests a placeholder asset, which can create console noise unless supplied or changed.

Use it if

  • You want an avatar to disclose a short identity label only after interaction.
  • Your interface already uses shadcn Avatar primitives, Tailwind theme tokens, and Framer Motion.
  • You need initials fallback and user motion preferences handled in the component.

Skip it if

  • Names must remain visible without a click, such as in dense member lists or approval flows.
  • You want to avoid the animation dependency for a small avatar interaction.
  • Your design system does not provide shadcn-compatible Avatar primitives, Tailwind tokens, or a cn helper.
  • A missing image must not trigger a request for a placeholder asset.

Install

Installation record for tripled-native-avatar-expand-shadcnui
Declared dependenciesframer-motion, react, radix-ui, clsx, tailwind-merge
Missing on installnone
Bare installbuilds and mounts without the shadcn-style helpers
Providerno provider required in the harness

In a non-shadcn project, add Framer Motion, a Radix-based Avatar implementation, Tailwind styles and the expected theme tokens, and a cn helper backed by clsx and tailwind-merge. Configure the import alias or rewrite the imports. Also provide the placeholder asset or change the missing-image behavior.

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.

Alternatives

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