Image In Text Effect
Original · freeA headline whose letters are filled with the photo.
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npx shadcn@latest add https://webinnoventix.com/r/imgfx-image-in-text.json"use client";
import { useRef } from "react";
import { motion, useInView, useReducedMotion } from "motion/react";
export default function ImgfxImageInText() {
const rootRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
const inView = useInView(rootRef, { once: true, amount: 0.4 });
const reduce = useReducedMotion();
const image = "/img/gallery/g14.webp";
return (
<section className="relative w-full overflow-hidden bg-neutral-50 px-6 py-24 text-neutral-900 sm:px-10 sm:py-32 dark:bg-neutral-950 dark:text-neutral-100">
<style>{`
@keyframes iit-pan {
0% { background-position: 0% 50%; }
50% { background-position: 100% 50%; }
100% { background-position: 0% 50%; }
}
@keyframes iit-rise {
from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(14px); }
to { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }
}
.iit-fill {
background-image: var(--iit-img);
background-size: 140% auto;
background-position: 0% 50%;
background-repeat: no-repeat;
-webkit-background-clip: text;
background-clip: text;
color: transparent;
-webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
animation: iit-pan 22s ease-in-out infinite;
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.iit-fill { animation: none; background-size: cover; background-position: center; }
}
`}</style>
{/* soft ambient glow */}
<div
aria-hidden
className="pointer-events-none absolute left-1/2 top-1/3 h-[38rem] w-[38rem] -translate-x-1/2 rounded-full bg-indigo-300/25 blur-3xl dark:bg-indigo-600/15"
/>
<div ref={rootRef} className="relative mx-auto flex max-w-5xl flex-col items-center text-center">
<motion.p
initial={reduce ? false : { opacity: 0, y: 10 }}
animate={inView ? { opacity: 1, y: 0 } : undefined}
transition={{ duration: 0.5, ease: "easeOut" }}
className="mb-6 inline-flex items-center gap-2 rounded-full border border-neutral-300/70 bg-white/60 px-4 py-1.5 text-xs font-medium uppercase tracking-[0.2em] text-neutral-500 backdrop-blur dark:border-neutral-700/70 dark:bg-neutral-900/60 dark:text-neutral-400"
>
<span className="h-1.5 w-1.5 rounded-full bg-indigo-500" />
Image-in-Text
</motion.p>
<motion.h2
initial={reduce ? false : { opacity: 0, scale: 0.97 }}
animate={inView ? { opacity: 1, scale: 1 } : undefined}
transition={{ duration: 0.7, ease: [0.16, 1, 0.3, 1] }}
className="iit-fill select-none text-[19vw] font-black leading-[0.85] tracking-tighter sm:text-[16vw] lg:text-[13rem]"
style={{ ["--iit-img" as string]: `url(${image})` }}
>
WANDER
</motion.h2>
{/* accessible + screen-reader-safe rendering of the same word */}
<span className="sr-only">Wander</span>
<motion.p
initial={reduce ? false : { opacity: 0, y: 12 }}
animate={inView ? { opacity: 1, y: 0 } : undefined}
transition={{ duration: 0.6, ease: "easeOut", delay: 0.15 }}
className="mt-8 max-w-md text-sm text-neutral-500 sm:text-base dark:text-neutral-400"
>
The photo lives inside the letters — type becomes a window, not a label.
</motion.p>
{/* the source photo, shown small so the effect's origin is legible */}
<motion.figure
initial={reduce ? false : { opacity: 0, y: 16 }}
animate={inView ? { opacity: 1, y: 0 } : undefined}
transition={{ duration: 0.6, ease: "easeOut", delay: 0.3 }}
className="mt-12 flex items-center gap-3 rounded-xl border border-neutral-200 bg-white/70 p-2 pr-4 shadow-sm backdrop-blur dark:border-neutral-800 dark:bg-neutral-900/70"
>
{/* eslint-disable-next-line @next/next/no-img-element */}
<img
src={image}
alt="Mountain valley at dawn, the source photograph filling the headline"
loading="lazy"
draggable={false}
className="h-12 w-16 rounded-lg object-cover"
/>
<figcaption className="text-left text-xs leading-tight text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400">
Source photo
<br />
<span className="text-neutral-400 dark:text-neutral-500">clipped to the type</span>
</figcaption>
</motion.figure>
</div>
</section>
);
}Dependencies
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