Components & interactionsSliding content panel
A change of chapter
A directional crossfade connects one small piece of content to the next.

Move to the next chapter
Add to your project
Component source
Standalone React component. Styles are included.
npm install [email protected]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/ibelick/motion-primitives/blob/120f64f6ca60348e251f929e9c81f11ccbe45eda/components/core/transition-panel.tsx
* Standalone composition; inline styles and artwork; bounded motion and reduced-motion behavior.
*
* MIT License
*
* Copyright (c) 2024 ibelick
*
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*/
"use client"
import { AnimatePresence, motion } from "motion/react"
import { useEffect, useState } from "react"
// Read after hydration; subscribe so an OS preference change updates this instance.
function useReducedMotion() {
const [reduced, setReduced] = useState<boolean | null>(null)
useEffect(() => {
const media = window.matchMedia("(prefers-reduced-motion: reduce)")
const update = () => setReduced(media.matches)
update()
media.addEventListener("change", update)
return () => media.removeEventListener("change", update)
}, [])
return reduced
}
const chapters = [
{
title: "Find your rhythm.",
detail: "Good ideas need a little breathing room. Start small, and let the shape emerge.",
color: "#e4ad77",
shape: "circle",
},
{
title: "Try another angle.",
detail: "Turn it around. Look again. Sometimes a small shift changes everything.",
color: "#a8b89c",
shape: "square",
},
{
title: "Make it your own.",
detail: "Keep the unexpected detail. That might be the part that makes it yours.",
color: "#a6a6cd",
shape: "arch",
},
]
export default function TransitionPanel({ active = true }: { active?: boolean }) {
const reduced = useReducedMotion()
const [index, setIndex] = useState(0)
const [direction, setDirection] = useState(1)
const [keyboard, setKeyboard] = useState(false)
const canAnimate = active && reduced === false && !keyboard
const chapter = chapters[index]
const move = (delta: number, fromKeyboard: boolean) => {
setKeyboard(fromKeyboard)
setDirection(delta)
setIndex((current) => (current + delta + chapters.length) % chapters.length)
}
return (
<div
style={{
width: "100%",
height: "100%",
minHeight: 280,
display: "grid",
gridTemplateColumns: "minmax(0, 1fr)",
placeItems: "center",
background: "#f1ede8",
color: "#373530",
fontFamily: "inherit",
padding: 24,
boxSizing: "border-box",
}}
>
<div style={{ width: 290, maxWidth: "100%" }}>
<div style={{ position: "relative", overflow: "hidden", minHeight: 164 }} aria-live="polite" aria-atomic="true">
<AnimatePresence initial={false} mode="popLayout" custom={canAnimate ? direction : 0}>
<motion.div
key={index}
custom={canAnimate ? direction : 0}
variants={{
enter: (d: number) => ({ opacity: 0, x: 18 * d, filter: d ? "blur(2px)" : "blur(0px)" }),
center: { opacity: 1, x: 0, filter: "blur(0px)" },
exit: (d: number) => ({ opacity: 0, x: -18 * d, filter: d ? "blur(2px)" : "blur(0px)" }),
}}
initial="enter"
animate="center"
exit="exit"
transition={{ duration: canAnimate ? 0.24 : 0, ease: [0.25, 1, 0.5, 1] }}
>
<div
aria-hidden="true"
style={{
width: 42,
height: 42,
marginBottom: 17,
background: chapter.color,
borderRadius: chapter.shape === "circle" ? "50%" : chapter.shape === "arch" ? "50% 50% 4px 4px" : 7,
transform: chapter.shape === "square" ? "rotate(-12deg)" : undefined,
}}
/>
<h3
style={{ fontSize: 23, letterSpacing: "-.05em", lineHeight: 1.2, margin: "0 0 10px", fontWeight: 500 }}
>
{chapter.title}
</h3>
<p style={{ fontSize: 12, lineHeight: 1.65, maxWidth: 250, color: "#6e665d", margin: 0 }}>
{chapter.detail}
</p>
</motion.div>
</AnimatePresence>
</div>
<div
style={{
display: "flex",
justifyContent: "space-between",
alignItems: "center",
marginTop: 12,
borderTop: "1px solid #ded8ce",
paddingTop: 6,
}}
>
<span style={{ fontSize: 10, fontVariantNumeric: "tabular-nums", color: "#6d665c" }}>
0{index + 1} <span style={{ color: "#6b6761" }}>/ 03</span>
</span>
<div style={{ display: "flex", gap: 4 }}>
{[-1, 1].map((delta) => (
<button
key={delta}
type="button"
aria-label={delta === -1 ? "Previous chapter" : "Next chapter"}
onClick={(event) => move(delta, event.detail === 0)}
style={{
width: 44,
height: 44,
border: 0,
background: "transparent",
color: "#6f685e",
borderRadius: 8,
cursor: "pointer",
fontSize: 21,
}}
>
{delta === -1 ? "←" : "→"}
</button>
))}
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
)
}
Where it works well
Move between onboarding steps, short stories or explanatory cards while keeping navigation in place.
Reduced motion
Chapters change immediately without translation or blur; keyboard changes are also immediate.
Things to know
Uses three bounded text panels. For longer or focusable content, review height and focus behavior.