Square Breath

A flat square of dots that grows and shrinks together, one slow inhale and exhale per loop. Add ripple and the center breathes a beat before the edge.

square-breath.tsx

Installation

Install with the shadcn CLI, or copy the component file. It only needs React.

npx shadcn@latest add https://your-domain.com/r/square-breath.json

Usage

Updates live with the parameters you set.

import { SquareBreath } from "@/components/square-breath";

export function Thinking() {
  return (
    <SquareBreath />
  );
}

Props

Prop	Type	Default	Description
dotShape	"round" \| "square"	"round"	Shape of each dot.
dotSize	number	2.5	Resting dot size in px.
scale	number	1.5	How many times larger a dot grows at the peak of the animation.
density	number	11	Dots across the width of the sheet.
size	number	160	Width and height of the orb in px.
duration	number	2.4	Seconds for one full breath (grow, then shrink).
gap	number	0.2	Seconds to rest between breaths.
ripple	number	0	Seconds the edge lags behind the center. 0 breathes in sync.
minOpacity	number	0.25	Opacity of resting dots. Dots at full size are always fully opaque.
color	string	"#e4e4e7"	Dot color.
paused	boolean	false	Coast to a stop on the current frame without unmounting. Turning it off eases back up to speed.
label	string	"Thinking"	Accessible name; the wrapper is role="status".
className / style	—	—	Spread onto the wrapper div, along with any other div props.