Skip to content

Neo-BrutalMotion

Shimmer

A hard cobalt band that sweeps across a short piece of ink text, for "working…" states only (shimmer means "unknown").

Live, interactive React component · light themeResponsive

About the Neo-Brutal Shimmer

A hard cobalt band that sweeps across a short piece of ink text, for "working…" states only (shimmer means "unknown"). The text stays real and readable at rest; under reduced motion it is plain ink text.

It is part of Neo-Brutal. The style’s 92 pieces share one set of tokens, type and motion, in a light and a dark theme, so whatever you take from it fits together.

To put it in your project, copy the prompt into Claude Code, OpenAI Codex or Cursor, or add the file and its styles by hand. The documentation walks through both.

The same piece, drawn for a different look. Open one to compare it live.

Noir Aurora Shimmer

A sheen that sweeps across a short piece of text, for "working…" states and one highlighted phrase.

Soft Bento Shimmer

A sheen that sweeps across a short piece of text, for "working…" states and one highlighted phrase.

Swiss Tech Mono Shimmer

A mono sheen (the text colour through ink-3) sweeping across a short piece of text, for "working…" states.