pleate.uiEffects
Backgrounds

Pattern Waves

A halftone grid whose marks swell and shrink as waves pass through it. The pointer adds a swell of its own. Fills its parent: place it with absolute inset-0 behind your content.
import { PatternWaves } from "pleate/effects/pattern-waves";

Behind a headline

Signal in the pattern

Props

colors

CSS colors or tokens: [small marks, large marks]. Defaults follow the palette.

string[]

speed

Playback speed.

numberdefault 1

scale

Pattern size; above 1 is bigger.

numberdefault 1

interactive

Follow the pointer over the parent element.

booleandefault true

pattern

Mark shape.

"dots" | "squares" | "lines"default "dots"

Accessibility

  • Decorative: the canvas is aria-hidden and ignores pointer events, so content on top stays clickable.
  • Pauses off screen and in hidden tabs; reduced motion shows one still frame.
  • WebGL2 shader; renders nothing without WebGL2, so keep a background color behind it.