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Dot grid

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A grid of dots that react to the pointer.

Installs components/ui/dot-grid.tsxDepends on none beyond ReactMotion honours reduced motion
pnpm dlx shadcn@latest add @caliper/dot-grid

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When to use #

Use it for

  • Decorative backgrounds for hero areas.

Skip it when

  • Content sits on top and needs contrast.

Installation #

terminal
pnpm dlx shadcn@latest add @caliper/dot-grid

Adds its 2 files to components/ui/, each with its own stylesheet, and installs their packages. Pro installs with your access token, set up once per project. See Pro access. The first part also adds Caliper UI’s tokens; import them once as in Installation.

Usage #

Import it from your copy of the source. The example behind the preview comes with the source.

example.tsx
import { DotGrid } from "@/components/ui/dot-grid"

The worked example comes with Pro

The 32-line example behind the preview opens here with a Pro or Team licence.

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API reference #

DotGrid

component
PropTypeDefault
childrenReactNode—
spacingnumber24
sizenumber1.6
reachnumber110
classNamestring—

Accessibility #

It is built on native elements and keeps aria-hidden in step with state.

No custom key handling; Tab and the native activation keys do the work.

Motion #

It checks prefers-reduced-motion itself and settles immediately instead of travelling. Every state is still reachable.