Components & interactionsImage crop tool
Crop window
A movable crop frame trims a bold modular artwork with direct corner controls.

Drag the frame or its corners, use arrows with optional Shift, and apply the crop.
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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/**
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*/
"use client"
import * as React from "react"
function usePreview(active: boolean) {
const [reduced, setReduced] = React.useState(true),
[instant, setInstant] = React.useState(false)
React.useEffect(() => {
const q = matchMedia("(prefers-reduced-motion: reduce)")
const read = () => setReduced(q.matches)
read()
q.addEventListener("change", read)
return () => q.removeEventListener("change", read)
}, [])
return {
still: !active || reduced || instant,
reduced,
onKeyDownCapture: () => setInstant(true),
onPointerDownCapture: () => setInstant(false),
}
}
type Box = { x: number; y: number; w: number; h: number }
function CropArt() {
return (
<>
<rect width="320" height="200" fill="#ecebe5" />
<rect x="0" y="0" width="105" height="200" fill="#ad2929" />
<g fill="none" stroke="#1f2524" strokeWidth="10">
<path d="M153 42H266V156H153ZM158 49l103 100M263 50 159 149" />
<circle cx="53" cy="104" r="33" stroke="#eae8dd" strokeWidth="13" />
<path d="M120 184h172" strokeWidth="1" />
</g>
<text x="122" y="21" fontFamily="Arial,sans-serif" fontSize="8" letterSpacing="2" fill="#252827">
COUNTERFORM
</text>
<path d="M15 170h76M15 179h44" stroke="#df9184" strokeWidth="1" />
</>
)
}
export default function Example({ active = true }: { active?: boolean }) {
const preview = usePreview(active)
const [box, setBox] = React.useState({ x: 65, y: 24, w: 185, h: 150 }),
[applied, setApplied] = React.useState(false)
const area = React.useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null),
drag = React.useRef<{
id: number
startX: number
startY: number
box: Box
mode: string
node: HTMLElement
} | null>(null)
const adjust = (b: Box, dx: number, dy: number, mode: string) => {
if (mode === "move")
return { ...b, x: Math.max(0, Math.min(320 - b.w, b.x + dx)), y: Math.max(0, Math.min(200 - b.h, b.y + dy)) }
let x = b.x,
y = b.y,
right = b.x + b.w,
bottom = b.y + b.h
if (mode.includes("w")) x = Math.max(0, Math.min(right - 80, b.x + dx))
if (mode.includes("e")) right = Math.max(x + 80, Math.min(320, right + dx))
if (mode.includes("n")) y = Math.max(0, Math.min(bottom - 70, b.y + dy))
if (mode.includes("s")) bottom = Math.max(y + 70, Math.min(200, bottom + dy))
return { x, y, w: right - x, h: bottom - y }
}
const begin = (e: React.PointerEvent<HTMLElement>, mode: string) => {
if (!active || e.button !== 0 || drag.current) return
e.preventDefault()
e.currentTarget.setPointerCapture(e.pointerId)
drag.current = { id: e.pointerId, startX: e.clientX, startY: e.clientY, box, mode, node: e.currentTarget }
}
const move = (e: React.PointerEvent<HTMLElement>) => {
const d = drag.current,
r = area.current?.getBoundingClientRect()
if (!d || !r || e.pointerId !== d.id) return
setBox(adjust(d.box, ((e.clientX - d.startX) * 320) / r.width, ((e.clientY - d.startY) * 200) / r.height, d.mode))
}
const end = (e: React.PointerEvent<HTMLElement>, cancel = false) => {
const d = drag.current
if (!d || e.pointerId !== d.id) return
drag.current = null
if (cancel) setBox(d.box)
if (d.node.hasPointerCapture(d.id)) d.node.releasePointerCapture(d.id)
}
const keys = (e: React.KeyboardEvent<HTMLElement>, mode: string) => {
if (!e.key.startsWith("Arrow")) return
e.preventDefault()
const step = e.shiftKey ? 10 : 2
setBox((b) =>
adjust(
b,
e.key === "ArrowLeft" ? -step : e.key === "ArrowRight" ? step : 0,
e.key === "ArrowUp" ? -step : e.key === "ArrowDown" ? step : 0,
mode,
),
)
}
React.useEffect(() => {
if (!active && drag.current) {
const d = drag.current
drag.current = null
if (d.node.hasPointerCapture(d.id)) d.node.releasePointerCapture(d.id)
}
}, [active])
return (
<section
className="sf-w2-crop-window"
data-still={preview.still}
onKeyDownCapture={preview.onKeyDownCapture}
onPointerDownCapture={preview.onPointerDownCapture}
>
<div className="editor">
<header className="row between">
<span>{applied ? "Crop preview" : "Crop image"}</span>
<span className="dimensions">
{Math.round(box.w)} × {Math.round(box.h)}
</span>
</header>
<div className="image-area" ref={area} data-applied={applied}>
<svg
viewBox={applied ? `${box.x} ${box.y} ${box.w} ${box.h}` : "0 0 320 200"}
preserveAspectRatio={applied ? "xMidYMid meet" : "none"}
role="img"
aria-label="Original black and white modular letter specimen"
>
<CropArt />
</svg>
{!applied && (
<>
<div className="crop-shade" aria-hidden>
<div
style={{
left: `${box.x / 3.2}%`,
top: `${box.y / 2}%`,
width: `${box.w / 3.2}%`,
height: `${box.h / 2}%`,
}}
/>
</div>
<button
type="button"
className="selection"
aria-label={`Move crop, left ${Math.round(box.x)}, top ${Math.round(box.y)}. Use arrow keys.`}
style={{
left: `${box.x / 3.2}%`,
top: `${box.y / 2}%`,
width: `${box.w / 3.2}%`,
height: `${box.h / 2}%`,
}}
onPointerDown={(e) => begin(e, "move")}
onPointerMove={move}
onPointerUp={(e) => end(e)}
onPointerCancel={(e) => end(e, true)}
onLostPointerCapture={(e) => end(e)}
onKeyDown={(e) => keys(e, "move")}
>
<span />
<i />
</button>
{["nw", "ne", "sw", "se"].map((mode) => (
<button
type="button"
key={mode}
className={"handle " + mode}
aria-label={`Resize ${mode} crop corner with arrow keys`}
style={{
left: `${(box.x + (mode.includes("e") ? box.w : 0)) / 3.2}%`,
top: `${(box.y + (mode.includes("s") ? box.h : 0)) / 2}%`,
}}
onPointerDown={(e) => begin(e, mode)}
onPointerMove={move}
onPointerUp={(e) => end(e)}
onPointerCancel={(e) => end(e, true)}
onLostPointerCapture={(e) => end(e)}
onKeyDown={(e) => keys(e, mode)}
>
<i />
</button>
))}
</>
)}
</div>
<footer>
<button
type="button"
onClick={() => {
setBox({ x: 65, y: 24, w: 185, h: 150 })
setApplied(false)
}}
>
Reset
</button>
<button type="button" className="apply" onClick={() => setApplied(!applied)}>
{applied ? "Edit crop" : "Apply crop"} <span aria-hidden>{applied ? "↶" : "✓"}</span>
</button>
</footer>
</div>
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</section>
)
}
Where it works well
Refine composition with a bounded crop that can be previewed and revised.
Reduced motion
Direct manipulation stays immediate; there is no automatic camera or crop motion.
Things to know
Crops a local SVG illustration through its viewBox. No image-file export, rotation, fixed aspect ratio or pinch zoom.