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Rolling Digits

Each digit spins like an odometer reel.

Installation

CLI

npx shadcn@latest add https://hantui-theta.vercel.app/r/rolling-digits.json

Manual

  1. Install the dependencies

    npm install clsx motion tailwind-merge
  2. Add the shared helpers

    Components use cn() from lib/utils.ts and the motion tokens below. See Installation if you have not set them up yet.

    lib/motion.ts
    import type { Transition, Variants } from "motion/react";
    
    /** Durations in seconds. */
    export const duration = {
      instant: 0.1,
      quick: 0.18,
      base: 0.28,
      slow: 0.45,
    } as const;
    
    /** Cubic-bezier curves. */
    export const ease = {
      /** Entering, UI response. */
      out: [0.22, 1, 0.36, 1],
      /** Moving on screen. */
      inOut: [0.65, 0, 0.35, 1],
      /** Sheets and the mobile menu. */
      drawer: [0.32, 0.72, 0, 1],
    } as const;
    
    /** Everyday UI: presses, icon swaps, popovers and modals. Exits run at `exitFactor` of the enter. */
    export const ui = {
      press: { scale: 0.96, duration: 0.12 },
      icon: { type: "spring", duration: 0.3, bounce: 0 },
      popover: { duration: 0.18, ease: ease.out },
      modal: { duration: 0.24, ease: ease.out },
      exitFactor: 0.6,
    } as const;
    
    /** Once-per-visit motion on the landing page: hero letters, the reel and the afterimage. */
    export const kinetic = {
      heroLetter: { duration: 0.6, ease: ease.out },
      /** Delay per letter, eased so the wave slows toward the end. */
      heroStep: 0.035,
      reelSwap: { type: "spring", duration: 0.5, bounce: 0.1 },
      /** Two afterimages: lag in seconds and opacity of each. */
      ghost: { lag: [0.04, 0.09], opacity: [0.14, 0.06] },
    } as const;
    
    /** Spring presets. */
    export const spring = {
      snappy: { type: "spring", stiffness: 500, damping: 30 },
      smooth: { type: "spring", stiffness: 260, damping: 26 },
      bouncy: { type: "spring", stiffness: 300, damping: 15 },
    } as const satisfies Record<string, Transition>;
    
    /** Stagger between siblings, in seconds (0.03–0.06). */
    export const stagger = {
      tight: 0.03,
      base: 0.045,
      loose: 0.06,
    } as const;
    
    /** Blur + fade + y-offset. Falls back to a plain fade under reduced motion. */
    export function enterVariants(reduceMotion?: boolean | null, y = 8): Variants {
      if (reduceMotion) {
        return {
          hidden: { opacity: 0 },
          visible: { opacity: 1, transition: { duration: duration.base } },
          exit: { opacity: 0, transition: { duration: duration.quick } },
        };
      }
      return {
        hidden: { opacity: 0, y, filter: "blur(4px)" },
        visible: {
          opacity: 1,
          y: 0,
          filter: "blur(0px)",
          transition: { duration: duration.base, ease: ease.out },
        },
        exit: {
          opacity: 0,
          y: -y / 2,
          filter: "blur(4px)",
          transition: { duration: duration.quick, ease: ease.out },
        },
      };
    }
    
    /** Scale 0.96 → 1 for popovers, menus and dialogs. */
    export function overlayVariants(reduceMotion?: boolean | null): Variants {
      if (reduceMotion) {
        return {
          hidden: { opacity: 0 },
          visible: { opacity: 1, transition: { duration: duration.quick } },
          exit: { opacity: 0, transition: { duration: duration.instant } },
        };
      }
      return {
        hidden: { opacity: 0, scale: 0.96, filter: "blur(2px)" },
        visible: {
          opacity: 1,
          scale: 1,
          filter: "blur(0px)",
          transition: { duration: duration.quick, ease: ease.out },
        },
        exit: {
          opacity: 0,
          scale: 0.96,
          filter: "blur(2px)",
          transition: { duration: duration.instant + 0.02, ease: ease.out },
        },
      };
    }
    
    /** Parent variants that stagger their children in. */
    export function staggerVariants(gap: number = stagger.base, delayChildren = 0): Variants {
      return {
        hidden: {},
        visible: { transition: { staggerChildren: gap, delayChildren } },
        exit: { transition: { staggerChildren: gap / 2, staggerDirection: -1 } },
      };
    }
  3. Copy the source

    components/ui/rolling-digits/rolling-digits.tsx
    "use client";
    
    import type { ComponentProps } from "react";
    import { AnimatePresence, motion, useReducedMotion } from "motion/react";
    import { cn } from "@/lib/utils";
    import { duration } from "@/lib/motion";
    
    export interface RollingDigitsProps extends Omit<ComponentProps<"span">, "children"> {
      /** The number to show. Each digit rolls to its new value when this changes. */
      value: number;
      /** Decimal places. Defaults to the decimals in `value`. */
      decimals?: number;
      /** Intl.NumberFormat options, e.g. { style: "currency", currency: "EUR" }. */
      format?: Intl.NumberFormatOptions;
      /** Locale for formatting. @default "en-US" */
      locale?: string;
      /** Roll every digit up from zero on first render. @default true */
      animateOnMount?: boolean;
      /** Seconds between reels, starting from the rightmost digit. @default 0.035 */
      stagger?: number;
    }
    
    const DIGITS = [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9];
    const REEL = { type: "spring", stiffness: 140, damping: 20, mass: 0.9 } as const;
    // The reel fades out at its top and bottom edges, like a real odometer window.
    const MASK = "linear-gradient(to bottom, transparent, #000 20%, #000 80%, transparent)";
    
    function Reel({ digit, delay, reduceMotion }: { digit: number; delay: number; reduceMotion: boolean }) {
      return (
        <span
          className="relative inline-block [clip-path:inset(0)]"
          style={{ maskImage: MASK, WebkitMaskImage: MASK }}
        >
          {/* Sets the cell's width and baseline; tabular figures keep every digit the same width. */}
          <span className="invisible">0</span>
          <motion.span
            className="absolute inset-x-0 top-0 flex flex-col items-center"
            initial={{ y: "0%" }}
            animate={{ y: `${-digit * 10}%` }}
            transition={reduceMotion ? { duration: 0 } : { ...REEL, delay }}
          >
            {DIGITS.map((n) => (
              <span key={n}>{n}</span>
            ))}
          </motion.span>
        </span>
      );
    }
    
    export function RollingDigits({
      value,
      decimals,
      format,
      locale = "en-US",
      animateOnMount = true,
      stagger = 0.035,
      className,
      ...props
    }: RollingDigitsProps) {
      const reduceMotion = useReducedMotion() ?? false;
      const places = decimals ?? (String(value).split(".")[1]?.length ?? 0);
      const text = new Intl.NumberFormat(locale, { minimumFractionDigits: places, maximumFractionDigits: places, ...format }).format(value);
      const chars = Array.from(text);
    
      return (
        <span className={cn("inline-block whitespace-nowrap tabular-nums", className)} {...props}>
          <span className="sr-only">{text}</span>
          {/* Keyed by place value from the right, so the ones reel stays the ones reel as the number grows. */}
          <span aria-hidden="true" className="select-none">
            {/* With animateOnMount off, everything present on first render skips its entrance, reels included;
                digits that appear later (999 → 1,000) still roll up from zero. */}
            <AnimatePresence mode="popLayout" initial={animateOnMount}>
              {chars.map((char, i) => {
                const place = chars.length - i;
                const isDigit = /\d/.test(char);
                return (
                  <motion.span
                    key={isDigit ? `d${place}` : `s${place}${char}`}
                    layout={reduceMotion ? false : "position"}
                    className="inline-block"
                    initial={{ opacity: 0 }}
                    animate={{ opacity: 1 }}
                    exit={{ opacity: 0, transition: { duration: duration.quick } }}
                    transition={{ duration: duration.base, layout: REEL }}
                  >
                    {isDigit ? (
                      <Reel digit={Number(char)} delay={(place - 1) * stagger} reduceMotion={reduceMotion} />
                    ) : (
                      char
                    )}
                  </motion.span>
                );
              })}
            </AnimatePresence>
          </span>
        </span>
      );
    }

Usage

import { RollingDigits } from "@/components/ui/rolling-digits/rolling-digits";

export function Price({ value }: { value: number }) {
  return <RollingDigits value={value} decimals={2} format={{ style: "currency", currency: "USD" }} />;
}

API reference

PropTypeDefaultDescription
value*number–The number to show. Each digit rolls to its new value when this changes.
decimalsnumber–Decimal places. Defaults to the decimals in `value`.
formatIntl.NumberFormatOptions–Intl.NumberFormat options, e.g. { style: "currency", currency: "EUR" }.
localestring"en-US"Locale for formatting.
animateOnMountbooleantrueRoll every digit up from zero on first render.
staggernumber0.035Seconds between reels, starting from the rightmost digit.

Also accepts every native <span> attribute, including ref and className.

  • Each reel is a column of 0–9 moved with transforms only. Reels are keyed by place value from the right, so 999 → 1,000 keeps the ones reel in place and rolls a new thousands digit in.
  • Uses tabular figures so reels line up; the reel window fades at its edges with a mask instead of overflow clipping, which keeps the text baseline intact.

Accessibility

  • The formatted number is in a visually hidden copy for screen readers (and for copy and paste); the reels are aria-hidden.
  • Announce live changes with your own aria-live region if they matter.
  • With reduced motion enabled, digits change instantly.