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Spotlight

Animated light beam that sweeps across content. Gradient beam moves horizontally with spring physics. Configurable color, width, speed, and delay.

Animation

Spotlight Effect

Move your cursor around to reveal the spotlight

Installation

Copy and paste

Copy the component source code and paste it into your project.

import { Spotlight } from "driftkit";

Props

Name	Type	Required	Description
`children`	`ReactNode`	Yes	Content to spotlight.
`duration`	`number`	No	Sweep duration in seconds.
`delay`	`number`	No	Delay between sweeps.
`color`	`string`	No	Beam color.
`beamWidth`	`number`	No	Beam width as percentage.

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Spotlight Component

Spring Physics

StiffnessiHow quickly the animation reaches its target. Higher values create snappier animations.300

DampingiHow much the animation resists motion. Lower values create more bounce and overshoot.30

MassiHow heavy the element feels during animation. Higher values make animations slower with more momentum.1

Generated Code

const springConfig = {
  "type": "spring",
  "stiffness": 300,
  "damping": 30,
  "mass": 1
};

// Basic hover animation
<motion.div
  whileHover={{ scale: 1.05 }}
  whileTap={{ scale: 0.95 }}
  transition={springConfig}
>
  <Spotlight />
</motion.div>

// Advanced with custom animations
<motion.div
  animate={{ 
    scale: [1, 1.02, 1],
    y: [0, -4, 0]
  }}
  transition={{
    ...springConfig,
    repeat: Infinity,
    repeatDelay: 2
  }}
>
  <Spotlight />
</motion.div>

Stiffness: Controls animation speed. Higher values create snappier animations.

Damping: Controls resistance to motion. Lower values create more bounce and overshoot.

Mass: Controls the perceived weight. Higher values make animations slower with more momentum.

Source Code

View the source code on GitHub to see the full implementation.

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