Animation & motionAnimated grid background
Pieces taking shape
Individual cells gently appear and disappear across a fine geometric field.

Play or pause the changing grid
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Component source
Standalone React component. Styles are included.
React only. No additional packages.
Render the default export inside a container with a defined height. Its optional active prop stops movement when false. This example works with React 19; Next.js projects can use it as a client component.
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/**
* Adapted from https://github.com/magicuidesign/magicui/blob/85f97fd27b053339af74ba9dd4ca428ee25989fb/apps/www/registry/magicui/animated-grid-pattern.tsx
* Retains the upstream SVG line pattern, measured grid, independently fading cells and relocation after each complete fade cycle. CSS opacity keyframes replace Motion; deterministic positions, bounded count and static reduced-motion treatment.
*
* MIT License
*
* Copyright (c) Magic UI
*
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* of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
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* copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
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*
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* SOFTWARE.
*/
"use client"
import { type CSSProperties, useEffect, useId, useRef, useState } from "react"
const cellSize = 36
function makeCells(width: number, height: number) {
const columns = Math.max(1, Math.floor(width / cellSize))
const rows = Math.max(1, Math.floor(height / cellSize))
return Array.from({ length: 18 }, (_, i) => ({
id: i,
x: ((i * 7 + 2) % columns) * cellSize + 1,
y: ((i * 3 + 1) % rows) * cellSize + 1,
}))
}
export default function AnimatedGridPattern({ active = true }: { active?: boolean }) {
const [paused, setPaused] = useState(false)
const [cells, setCells] = useState(() => makeCells(324, 252))
const dimensions = useRef({ width: 324, height: 252 })
const iterations = useRef(0)
const container = useRef<SVGSVGElement>(null)
const id = useId().replace(/:/g, "")
useEffect(() => {
const element = container.current
if (!element) return
const observer = new ResizeObserver(([entry]) => {
const { width, height } = entry.contentRect
if (!width || !height) return
dimensions.current = { width, height }
setCells(makeCells(width, height))
})
observer.observe(element)
return () => observer.disconnect()
}, [])
function relocate(cellId: number) {
const { width, height } = dimensions.current
iterations.current += 1
const step = iterations.current
const columns = Math.max(1, Math.floor(width / cellSize))
const rows = Math.max(1, Math.floor(height / cellSize))
setCells((current) =>
current.map((cell) =>
cell.id === cellId
? {
...cell,
x: ((cellId * 7 + step * 5) % columns) * cellSize + 1,
y: ((cellId * 3 + step * 2) % rows) * cellSize + 1,
}
: cell,
),
)
}
return (
<div className="mg-gridpattern" data-running={active && !paused}>
<style>{`
.mg-gridpattern{height:100%;width:100%;min-height:250px;display:grid;place-content:center;position:relative;overflow:hidden;background:#e7e9ef;color:#4e5a72;font-family:inherit;text-align:center}
.mg-gridpattern .mg-gridpattern-grid{position:absolute;inset:0;width:100%;height:100%;color:#91a0b8;mask-image:radial-gradient(ellipse at center,#000,transparent 85%);pointer-events:none}
.mg-gridpattern .mg-gridpattern-cell{animation:mg-gridpattern-fade 7s ease-in-out infinite;animation-delay:var(--delay);opacity:0}
.mg-gridpattern .mg-gridpattern-pause{position:absolute;right:12px;bottom:0;min-height:44px;padding:0 8px;font:inherit;font-size:10px;border:0;background:none;color:#4d5668;cursor:pointer}
.mg-gridpattern[data-running="false"] .mg-gridpattern-cell{animation-play-state:paused}
@keyframes mg-gridpattern-fade{0%,100%{opacity:0}45%,55%{opacity:.3}}
@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){.mg-gridpattern .mg-gridpattern-cell{animation:none;opacity:.12}}
`}</style>
<svg className="mg-gridpattern-grid" ref={container} aria-hidden="true">
<defs>
<pattern id={id} width={cellSize} height={cellSize} patternUnits="userSpaceOnUse">
<path d={`M.5 ${cellSize}V.5H${cellSize}`} fill="none" stroke="currentColor" strokeOpacity=".25" />
</pattern>
</defs>
<rect width="100%" height="100%" fill={`url(#${id})`} />
{cells.map((cell) => (
<rect
className="mg-gridpattern-cell"
key={cell.id}
width={cellSize - 1}
height={cellSize - 1}
x={cell.x}
y={cell.y}
fill="currentColor"
style={{ "--delay": `${-cell.id * 0.37}s` } as CSSProperties}
onAnimationIteration={() => relocate(cell.id)}
/>
))}
</svg>
<button className="mg-gridpattern-pause" type="button" aria-pressed={paused} onClick={() => setPaused(!paused)}>
{paused ? "Play grid" : "Pause grid"}
</button>
</div>
)
}
Where it works well
Add quiet activity behind a short headline or product illustration.
Reduced motion
A fixed set of faint cells remains visible with no relocation.
Things to know
Decorative; does not represent a live heatmap. Cell positions are deterministic and recalculate on container resize.