Spring Motion Trails

<SpringMotionTrails>CSS Modules

Pointer trail driven by damped spring physics.

InstallationColoxo CLI

npx coloxo add spring-motion-trails

ES Module ImportPlayground / npm package

import { SpringMotionTrails } from '@coloxo/ui/visuals';

1. Live preview

This is the real component, not a recording. Move the pointer over it, then adjust the renderer settings.

Canvas 2D

<SpringMotionTrails quality="low" />

2. Usage

Pointer trail driven by damped spring physics. npx coloxo add spring-motion-trails copies this effect in a Tailwind project or a Coloxo CSS project, and adds @coloxo/ui to package.json. You can also import it from @coloxo/ui/visuals.

3. Performance notes

Effects render on demand and dispose their GPU context when unmounted.

Every effect pauses when scrolled out of view or when the tab is hidden, so an idle page costs nothing.
quality caps the device pixel ratio. Keep it at low when several effects share one viewport.
With respectReducedMotion enabled, the effect renders a single static frame instead of animating.
The output is a decorative canvas hidden from assistive technology. Never place essential content only inside the effect.

4. Props

Name	Type	Default	Description
trailLength	number	24	Number of trailing nodes, 4–80.
stiffness	number	0.35	Spring stiffness, 0.05–1. Higher snaps faster.
damping	number	0.6	Damping, 0–1. Lower overshoots and wobbles.
nodeSize	number	2.4	Node radius in CSS pixels, 0.5–8.
color	string	Coloxo blue	Lead colour.
accentColor	string	cyan	Tail colour.
paused	boolean	false	Render a single static frame instead of animating.
respectReducedMotion	boolean	true	Freeze to a static frame when prefers-reduced-motion is set.
quality	"low" \| "medium" \| "high"	medium	Caps the renderer pixel ratio. Use low for grids of many effects.
className / style	string / CSSProperties	—	Applied to the container element.