pleate.uiEffects
Backgrounds

Sliced Waves

A wave pattern cut into horizontal strips, each sliding on its own. Strips near the pointer slide further. Fills its parent: place it with absolute inset-0 behind your content.
import { SlicedWaves } from "pleate/effects/sliced-waves";

Behind a headline

Cut from a different cloth

Props

colors

CSS colors or tokens: [low, high]. 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

slices

Number of strips.

numberdefault 14

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.