Subframe
Animation & motionSine wave text

Frequency study

Individual letters travel along a controllable sine wave.

Adjust the phase

Subframe Original · MIT

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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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"use client"

import { useEffect, useState } from "react"

function useReducedMotion() {
  const [reduced, setReduced] = useState(true)
  useEffect(() => {
    const query = matchMedia("(prefers-reduced-motion: reduce)")
    const update = () => setReduced(query.matches)
    update()
    query.addEventListener("change", update)
    return () => query.removeEventListener("change", update)
  }, [])
  return reduced
}

export default function BaselineWave({ active = true }: { active?: boolean }) {
  const reduced = useReducedMotion()
  const [instant, setInstant] = useState(false)

  const [phase, setPhase] = useState(30)
  return (
    <section
      className="sf-baseline-wave"
      data-still={!active || reduced || instant}
      onKeyDownCapture={() => setInstant(true)}
      onPointerDownCapture={() => setInstant(false)}
    >
      <div className="lines" aria-hidden="true">
        {[0, 1, 2, 3, 4].map((i) => (
          <i key={i} />
        ))}
      </div>
      <div className="wave" aria-label="Sonic">
        {"SONIC".split("").map((letter, i) => (
          <span
            aria-hidden="true"
            key={i}
            style={{
              transform: `translateY(${Math.sin(i * 0.62 + phase / 12) * 32}px) rotate(${
                Math.cos(i * 0.62 + phase / 12) * 11
              }deg)`,
            }}
          >
            {letter}
          </span>
        ))}
      </div>
      <label className="phase">
        Phase
        <input
          aria-label="Wave phase"
          type="range"
          min="0"
          max="100"
          value={phase}
          onChange={(e) => setPhase(+e.target.value)}
        />
      </label>
      <style>{`.sf-baseline-wave{position:relative;container-type:inline-size;width:100%;height:100%;min-height:280px;overflow:hidden;isolation:isolate;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#202020;background:#c8ef51;box-sizing:border-box}.sf-baseline-wave *{box-sizing:border-box}.sf-baseline-wave button,.sf-baseline-wave input{font:inherit}.sf-baseline-wave button{cursor:pointer;touch-action:manipulation;min-width:44px;min-height:44px}.sf-baseline-wave button:focus-visible,.sf-baseline-wave input:focus-visible,.sf-baseline-wave [tabindex]:focus-visible{outline:2px solid currentColor;outline-offset:4px}.sf-baseline-wave[data-still=true] *{transition:none!important;animation-play-state:paused!important}@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){.sf-baseline-wave *{transition:none!important;animation:none!important}}.sf-baseline-wave .wave{position:absolute;left:7%;right:7%;top:calc(50% - 60px);display:flex;justify-content:center;color:#24429a;line-height:1}.sf-baseline-wave .wave span{font:bold clamp(62px,17cqw,112px) Arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:-7px;display:inline-block;transition:transform .12s ease-out;text-shadow:0 2px 0 #ffffff50}.sf-baseline-wave .lines{position:absolute;left:7%;right:7%;top:calc(50% - 60px);height:120px;display:flex;flex-direction:column;justify-content:space-between}.sf-baseline-wave .lines i{height:1px;background:#77989a55}.sf-baseline-wave .phase{position:absolute;bottom:24px;left:18%;right:18%;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:22px;font:10px monospace;color:#365d60}.sf-baseline-wave .phase input{min-width:0;width:100%;accent-color:#24429a}`}</style>
    </section>
  )
}

Where it works well

Build an expressive typographic mark whose motion suggests sound or rhythm.

Reduced motion

Live reduced-motion preferences remove interpolation and decorative playback. All content and native controls remain available. Keyboard changes settle immediately.

Things to know

Original demonstration content; adapt labels and state to the host product.

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