Animation & motionPulse ripple animation
Quiet ripples
Concentric pulses give a simple focal point a sense of presence.

Play to watch the rings expand
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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/ripple.tsx
* Converted Tailwind keyframes to native scoped CSS; seven restrained concentric rings; pause control; reduced-motion static frame; self-contained inline styles.
*
* 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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*
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* SOFTWARE.
*/
"use client"
import { useState } from "react"
export default function Ripple({ active = true }: { active?: boolean }) {
const [paused, setPaused] = useState(false)
const canAnimate = active && !paused
return (
<div
data-motion-example="ripple"
data-running={canAnimate}
style={{
width: "100%",
height: "100%",
minHeight: 240,
display: "grid",
placeItems: "center",
position: "relative",
overflow: "hidden",
background: "#151716",
color: "#e7e9e5",
fontFamily: "inherit",
}}
>
<style>{`
[data-motion-example="ripple"] .mg-quiet-ring { animation: mg-quiet-ripple 3.5s ease-in-out infinite; }
[data-motion-example="ripple"][data-running="false"] .mg-quiet-ring { animation-play-state: paused; }
@keyframes mg-quiet-ripple { 0%, 100% { transform: scale(1); } 50% { transform: scale(1.075); } }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { [data-motion-example="ripple"] .mg-quiet-ring { animation: none; transform: scale(1); } }
`}</style>
<div
aria-hidden="true"
style={{
position: "absolute",
inset: 0,
pointerEvents: "none",
maskImage: "linear-gradient(to bottom, #000 40%, transparent 100%)",
}}
>
{Array.from({ length: 7 }, (_, index) => {
const size = 88 + index * 50
return (
<div
key={index}
className="mg-quiet-ring"
style={{
animationDelay: `${index * 0.13}s`,
position: "absolute",
top: "50%",
left: "50%",
marginLeft: -size / 2,
marginTop: -size / 2,
width: size,
height: size,
borderRadius: "50%",
border: "1px solid #eef3e6",
opacity: 0.16 - index * 0.018,
background: "#e9f0df05",
boxShadow: "0 0 18px #0a0d0924",
}}
/>
)
})}
</div>
<div
style={{
position: "relative",
width: 58,
height: 58,
display: "grid",
placeItems: "center",
borderRadius: "50%",
border: "1px solid #454b40",
background: "linear-gradient(145deg, #343a30, #20251d)",
boxShadow: "0 2px 12px #080b0750, inset 0 1px 0 #e6f0da0d",
}}
>
<svg aria-hidden="true" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none">
<path
d="M4 12h3l2-5 4 10 2-5h5"
stroke="#d4ddc9"
strokeWidth="1.5"
strokeLinecap="round"
strokeLinejoin="round"
/>
</svg>
</div>
<button
type="button"
aria-pressed={paused}
onClick={() => setPaused((value) => !value)}
style={{
position: "absolute",
bottom: 4,
right: 12,
padding: "0 9px",
minHeight: 44,
border: 0,
borderRadius: 5,
background: "transparent",
color: "#a5ac9f",
font: "inherit",
fontSize: 10,
cursor: "pointer",
outlineOffset: 2,
touchAction: "manipulation",
}}
>
{paused ? "Play ripples" : "Pause ripples"}
</button>
</div>
)
}
Where it works well
Suggest discovery or connection in an illustration. Pair actual loading or connection status with text.
Reduced motion
The rings remain on a representative static frame.
Things to know
This is a decorative ambient pulse, not a click-position ripple or progress indicator.