Backgrounds

Shape Grid

A grid of outlined shapes drifting diagonally. Cells under the pointer fill in and fade out behind it. Fills its parent: place it with absolute inset-0 behind your content.
import { ShapeGrid } from "pleate/effects/shape-grid";

Behind a headline

Move across the grid

Props

colors

CSS colors or tokens: [outline, hover fill]. 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

shape

Cell shape.

"square" | "circle" | "hexagon" | "triangle"default "square"

cell

Cell size in px, times scale.

numberdefault 44

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.
  • Canvas 2D.