Square Wave

A flat square of dots that breathes in a sweep from left to right, each column swelling a beat after the one before it.

square-wave.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-wave.json

Updates live with the parameters you set.

import { SquareWave } from "@/components/square-wave";

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

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	1.2	Seconds for one dot's full breath (grow, then shrink).
gap	number	0.3	Seconds to rest between waves.
spread	number	0.9	Seconds the far side lags behind the near side. Higher values make a slower, narrower wave.
direction	"right" \| "left"	"right"	"right" sweeps from left to right; "left" sweeps from right to left.
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.