Installation & details
Signal in Motion — Kinetic Type Scroll by Smooth UI. An editorial field-notes page where each section introduces a phrase as a moving typographic signal. The supplied KineticTypeScroll implementation remains the focal interaction, with generous reading space and anchor navigation that lets
React · Tailwind CSS · MIT license · Original registry
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Installation and usage
The published examples target React 19 and Tailwind CSS 4. See the recorded installation tests and their limits; verify compatibility in your own project.
01 — Set up your project
First component? Initialize shadcn once.
pnpm dlx shadcn@latest init02 — Install the component
pnpm dlx shadcn@latest add https://podie.dev/r/smooth--kinetic-type-scroll.json03 — Add it to your interface
Import the component from the path created by the installer.
'use client';
import EffectKineticTypeScroll from '@/components/podie/smooth--kinetic-type-scroll/demo';
export default function Example() {
return (
<div style={{ width: '100%', height: '100vh' }}>
<EffectKineticTypeScroll />
</div>
);
}
Example styling
These styles belong to the demo wrapper. Add them to your stylesheet to reproduce this example.
.expanded-demo { position:relative; display:flex; align-items:center; justify-content:center; width:360px; max-width:100%; min-height:180px; padding:15px; isolation:isolate }
.demo-stack { display:flex; flex-direction:column; align-items:center; justify-content:center; gap:22px }
.demo-action { display:inline-flex; align-items:center; justify-content:center; gap:8px; border:1px solid var(--border, #e5e5e5); border-radius:8px; background:var(--muted, #f5f5f5); color:var(--foreground, #171717); padding:10px 16px; font-size:13px; cursor:pointer }
.demo-action:hover { background:var(--accent, #eee) }
.demo-tile { padding:16px 22px; background:var(--muted, #f5f5f5); border:1px solid var(--border, #e5e5e5); border-radius:12px; color:var(--foreground, #171717); font-size:15px }
.demo-art { display:flex; align-items:center; justify-content:center; min-height:140px; padding:30px; width:280px; max-width:100%; background:var(--muted, #f5f5f5); border:1px solid var(--border, #e5e5e5); border-radius:16px; text-align:center; font-size:25px; letter-spacing:-.7px; color:var(--foreground, #171717) }
.demo-art.h-full { height:100%; min-height:0 }
.demo-gradient { position:relative; background:linear-gradient(145deg,#b6c7d1,#d5bcd6 50%,#e2d5bb); border-radius:16px; padding:20px; color:#222 }
.demo-gradient .demo-tile { background:#ffffff48 }
.demo-scene { position:relative; width:360px; height:260px; max-width:100%; overflow:hidden; border-radius:12px }
.demo-scene-label { position:absolute; left:0; right:0; top:50%; transform:translateY(-50%); text-align:center; font-size:25px; line-height:1.3; font-weight:500; letter-spacing:-.7px; z-index:1; pointer-events:none }
.demo-dot { display:block; width:60px; height:60px; border-radius:50%; background:var(--foreground, #171717) }
.expanded-demo:has(.codrops-preview) { width:100%; max-width:none; height:100%; padding:0 }
.codrops-preview { width:100%; height:100%; border:0; border-radius:inherit }Dependencies and distribution
motion The CLI installs declared dependencies. React is a project prerequisite; scenes may include bundled libraries with their own notices.
By Smooth UI · MIT license. Original component source and license included.
Choosing and integrating this component
PODIE source review ·
Where it fits
A short statement whose words change emphasis as the reader scrolls. Per-word weight, spacing, opacity and scale derive from scroll progress; a separate readable string is retained.
Integration boundary
Editable React source. Set the scroll container and offsets to the actual layout. Use a variable font with a weight axis if you want the weight transition.
Checks before shipping
A static font cannot reproduce variable weight interpolation. Check line wrapping and reduced motion with your final font and copy.
Recorded verification
The recorded review on 2026-10-09 passed clean npm and pnpm installation checks and the tested desktop and mobile demo flows for this registry hash. Reviewer: PODIE daily visual editor / openai/gpt-5.6-luna; Codex visual and repeated-input review. These are historical results, not a new certification of every device or application state. Read the method and limitations.
No component-specific mobile performance or assistive-technology pass is claimed here. Test the final page, including its content, theme and application logic.
Reviewed source identity
Registry SHA-256: b271aa2093ff89da4c8891918b22bbdeb1eb9ff33656b224cb3a10db56a762a9
Entry file: components/podie/smooth--kinetic-type-scroll/components/smoothui/kinetic-type-scroll/index.tsx. 4 files in the registry payload.