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uilayouts-randomized-text-effect

text-effectdark-futuristicmotion on file

A client-side React text decoder that cycles through random letters and symbols before revealing the supplied copy in order. It ships as a shadcn registry component and uses React state, effects, callbacks, and timers. The registry declares Motion packages, although this source does not import them, and its only styling is a pair of utility classes.

Specimen
Motion capture of the mounted demo, recorded by the harness. No audio track.
Harness screenshot of uilayouts-randomized-text-effect at 375 pixels wide
Harness screenshot at 375 pixels wide. No horizontal overflow recorded.
Harness screenshot of uilayouts-randomized-text-effect at 768 pixels wide
Harness screenshot at 768 pixels wide. No horizontal overflow recorded.
Harness screenshot of uilayouts-randomized-text-effect 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 uilayouts-randomized-text-effect
BuildOK
MountOK
Console errors0
Uncaught page errors0
Horizontal overflowclean at 375, 768, 1440
Axe critical0
Axe serious0
Axe moderate0
Axe minor0
Gzip marginal17.5 KB (82.9 KB build, 65.4 KB baseline)
Bare modeOK
Provider requiredNO
Demo usedwritten from the component source API

Verdict

A compact, convincing decoder effect that builds and mounts without framework scaffolding. It is best kept to brief decorative text. Add reduced-motion handling and timer cleanup before treating it as a reusable production primitive.

Use it if

  • You want a short headline or launch label to decode once when it appears.
  • Your interface already supports client-side React components and utility classes.
  • You can reserve this effect for decorative copy whose delayed reveal will not block a task.

Skip it if

  • The text must be readable immediately on the server-rendered first frame.
  • You need built-in reduced-motion behavior or a user-controlled replay option.
  • The copy is long, changes frequently, or must remain stable for assistive technology.
  • You want an effect with cancellation logic for timers when content changes or the component unmounts.

Install

Installation record for uilayouts-randomized-text-effect
Declared dependenciesmotion, @motionone/utils
Missing on installnone
Bare installbuilds and mounts without the shadcn-style helpers
Providerno provider required in the harness

Copy the client component into the project, ensure React client components are supported, and provide equivalents for the relative and inline-block utility classes. The registry lists Motion packages, but this implementation does not use them, so verify whether your installer adds unnecessary dependencies.

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/ui-layouts/uilayouts
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.