react-animated-border
v0.1.2
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The `AnimatedBorder` component adds a customizable animated border effect to its children. It is built with React and can be styled using CSS variables for easy customization.
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AnimatedBorder Component
The AnimatedBorder component adds a customizable animated border effect to its children. It is built with React and can be styled using CSS variables for easy customization.
Table of Contents
Installation
To use the AnimatedBorder component, install it via npm or yarn. Ensure that you have the required CSS file included in your project.
npm install react-animated-borderUsage Example
You can use the AnimatedBorder component in your application like this:
import React from "react";
import AnimatedBorder from "react-animated-border";
const App = () => {
return (
<div style={{ width: '400px', height: '400px'}}>
<AnimatedBorder borderAnimationColor="rgba(255, 0, 0, 1)">
<h1>Hello, World!</h1>
</AnimatedBorder>
</div>
);
};
export default App;Props
| Prop | Type | Required | Default | Description |
|------------------------|-------------|----------|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
| children | ReactNode | Yes | N/A | The content to be wrapped inside the animated border. |
| borderAnimationColor | string | No | rgba(41, 141, 223, 1) | The color of the animated border. You can pass any valid CSS color value. |
| Note | N/A | N/A | N/A | A div wrapper is added to the AnimatedBorder. Without it, the animated border will take the parent's width and height. Check the example for clarification. |
Animated Border Example

This image demonstrates the animated border effect.
useSpotlight Hook
The useSpotlight hook creates a spotlight effect that follows the mouse pointer within a component. It allows customization of the spotlight and hotspot colors.
Props
spotlightColor (optional)
- Type:
string - Default:
"rgba(41, 141, 223, 0.3)" - Description: The color of the spotlight effect.
hotspotColor (optional)
- Type:
string - Default:
"rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)" - Description: The color of the area outside the spotlight.
Props
| Prop Name | Type | Required | Default | Description |
|------------------|--------|----------|------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| spotlightColor | string | No | "rgba(41, 141, 223, 0.3)" | The color of the spotlight effect. |
| hotspotColor | string | No | "rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)" | The color of the area outside the spotlight. |
import React from 'react';
import useSpotlight from 'react-animated-border';
const SpotlightComponent = () => {
const { handleMouseMove, spotlightStyle } = useSpotlight();
return (
<div
onMouseMove={handleMouseMove}
style={{ width: '100%', height: '400px', ...spotlightStyle }}
>
Hover over this area to see the spotlight effect!
</div>
);
};
export default SpotlightComponent;import React from 'react';
import useSpotlight from 'react-animated-border';
const Example = () => {
const { handleMouseMove, spotlightStyle } = useSpotlight('rgba(255, 0, 0, 0.5)', 'rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8)');
return (
<div
onMouseMove={handleMouseMove}
style={{ width: '100%', height: '400px', ...spotlightStyle, position: 'relative' }}
>
<h2 style={{ position: 'absolute', top: '50%', left: '50%', transform: 'translate(-50%, -50%)', color: '#fff' }}>
Move your mouse here!
</h2>
</div>
);
};
export default Example;Example Image

This image demonstrates the spotlight effect in action.
