pleate.uiEffects
Backgrounds

Pixel Snow

Square flakes falling in layers, near ones bigger and faster. The pointer is the wind. Fills its parent: place it with absolute inset-0 behind your content.
import { PixelSnow } from "pleate/effects/pixel-snow";

Behind a headline

First snow of the season

Props

colors

CSS colors or tokens: [flakes]. 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

density

How many flakes, 0 to 1.

numberdefault 0.5

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.