Components & interactionsShimmer border button
Shimmer button
A thin spark travels around a rounded button while the label stays still.

Click the button or pause the shimmer
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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/shimmer-button.tsx
* Retains the upstream container-sized sliding spark, rotating conic gradient, inset backdrop and highlight. Scoped CSS replaces Tailwind; adds pause and reduced-motion controls.
*
* MIT License
*
* Copyright (c) Magic UI
*
* Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
* 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
* furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
*
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* SOFTWARE.
*/
"use client"
import { useState } from "react"
export default function ShimmerButton({ active = true }: { active?: boolean }) {
const [paused, setPaused] = useState(false)
const [saved, setSaved] = useState(false)
return (
<div className="mg-shimmer" data-running={active && !paused}>
<style>{`
.mg-shimmer{height:100%;width:100%;min-height:240px;display:grid;place-content:center;justify-items:center;position:relative;background:#252826;color:#f6f5ec;font-family:inherit}
.mg-shimmer .mg-shimmer-action{isolation:isolate;position:relative;overflow:hidden;border:1px solid #ffffff16;background:#303530;color:#f6f5ec;border-radius:100px;padding:0 27px;min-height:52px;min-width:176px;font:inherit;font-size:14px;cursor:pointer;transition:transform 150ms ease;outline-offset:5px;touch-action:manipulation}
.mg-shimmer .mg-shimmer-sparkbox{position:absolute;inset:0;container-type:size;z-index:-3;filter:blur(2px)}
.mg-shimmer .mg-shimmer-spark{position:absolute;inset:0;height:100cqh;aspect-ratio:1;animation:mg-shimmer-slide 3s ease-in-out infinite alternate}
.mg-shimmer .mg-shimmer-light{position:absolute;inset:-100%;background:conic-gradient(from 225deg,transparent 0,#dbedc8 90deg,transparent 90deg);animation:mg-shimmer-spin 6s linear infinite}
.mg-shimmer .mg-shimmer-backdrop{position:absolute;inset:1px;border-radius:inherit;background:#303530;z-index:-2}
.mg-shimmer .mg-shimmer-highlight{position:absolute;inset:0;border-radius:inherit;box-shadow:inset 0 -8px 10px #ffffff12;pointer-events:none}
.mg-shimmer .mg-shimmer-pause{position:absolute;right:12px;bottom:0;min-height:44px;padding:0 8px;font:inherit;font-size:10px;background:none;border:0;color:#b0b7aa;cursor:pointer;outline-offset:2px}
.mg-shimmer[data-running="false"] .mg-shimmer-spark,.mg-shimmer[data-running="false"] .mg-shimmer-light{animation-play-state:paused}
.mg-shimmer[data-running="true"] .mg-shimmer-action:active{transform:scale(.97)}
@keyframes mg-shimmer-slide{to{transform:translate(calc(100cqw - 100%),0)}}
@keyframes mg-shimmer-spin{0%{transform:rotate(0)}15%,35%{transform:rotate(90deg)}65%,85%{transform:rotate(270deg)}100%{transform:rotate(360deg)}}
@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){.mg-shimmer .mg-shimmer-spark,.mg-shimmer .mg-shimmer-light{animation:none}.mg-shimmer .mg-shimmer-action:active{transform:none!important}}
`}</style>
<button type="button" className="mg-shimmer-action" onClick={() => setSaved(!saved)} aria-pressed={saved}>
<span aria-hidden="true" className="mg-shimmer-sparkbox">
<span className="mg-shimmer-spark">
<span className="mg-shimmer-light" />
</span>
</span>
<span className="mg-shimmer-backdrop" aria-hidden="true" />
<span className="mg-shimmer-highlight" aria-hidden="true" />
{saved ? "On the list ✓" : "Join the waitlist"}
</button>
<button className="mg-shimmer-pause" type="button" aria-pressed={paused} onClick={() => setPaused(!paused)}>
{paused ? "Play shimmer" : "Pause shimmer"}
</button>
</div>
)
}
Where it works well
Give one occasional call to action a subtle idle highlight.
Reduced motion
The border holds still; the button continues to toggle its local saved state.
Things to know
Uses CSS container query units. The waitlist action is local preview feedback; connect your own handler.