Variable Proximity `<mv-variable-proximity>`

Buchstaben schwellen entlang der Achsen einer variablen Schrift an (Strichstärke, Breite, jede eigene Achse), wenn sich eine Maus oder ein Stift nähert, mit einem Radius in em und linearem, exponentiellem oder gaußschem Abfall; die Buchstabenpositionen werden in Ruhe zwischengespeichert, damit das Feld nie zittert, und statische Schriften weichen auf einen Skalierungseffekt aus.

Kategorie	Animierter Text
Typ	Web Component (`<mv-variable-proximity>`)
Status	stabil
Keywords	safe-rewrite, variable-font, proximity, pointer, cursor, weight, typography, pressure

When to use

A heading or text line should swell in weight or width as the cursor approaches
An editorial, typography-driven page wants a subtle pointer effect using variable font axes

Avoid when

A big standalone headline or 404 needs stronger effects or must also animate on touch → use Cursor Type instead
Long body text; letters changing weight under the pointer disturb reading

Installation

node scripts/add.mjs variable-proximity --out ./src/marvelous

KI-Agent mit dem MCP-Server von Marvelous UI: install_components({ slugs: ["variable-proximity"], target_dir: "<absolute path>/src/marvelous", framework: "react" }).

Kopierte Dateien (inklusive Abhängigkeiten): tokens/tokens.css, core/base.css, core/dom.js, core/element.js, core/motion.js, core/observe.js, components/variable-proximity/variable-proximity.js, components/variable-proximity/variable-proximity.css.

Verwendung

Referenz-Markup zum Starten und Anpassen mit Attributen, data-* und CSS-Variablen:

<div style="display:grid;gap:1.25rem;justify-items:center;text-align:center;padding:2rem 1rem;width:100%;min-height:300px;align-content:center;box-sizing:border-box;font-family:'Inter var','Segoe UI Variable Display',system-ui,sans-serif">
  <p style="margin:0;font-size:clamp(2.6rem,7vw,4.6rem);line-height:1;letter-spacing:-.02em">
    <mv-variable-proximity from="'wght' 300" to="'wght' 800" radius="2.4" falloff="gaussian">Move your cursor closer</mv-variable-proximity>
  </p>
  <p style="margin:0;font-size:1.35rem;color:var(--mv-fg-muted)">
    <mv-variable-proximity from="'wght' 350" to="'wght' 700" radius="4" style="--mv-variable-proximity-color:var(--mv-accent)">Living typography, driven by distance.</mv-variable-proximity>
  </p>
  <p style="margin:.5rem 0 0;font-size:.8rem;color:var(--mv-fg-subtle)">Font without variable axes? It automatically falls back to a scale effect.</p>
</div>

API

Attributes

Name	Typ	Default	Description
`from`	font-variation-settings	`'wght' 400`	Axes at rest (e.g. "'wght' 300, 'wdth' 75"). wght → font-weight and wdth → font-stretch (also works with system variable fonts); other axes go through font-variation-settings.
`to`	font-variation-settings	`'wght' 900`	Axes under the cursor.
`radius`	number	`3`	Influence radius, in em (the element's font size), measured from the pointer to each letter's resting center.
`falloff`	linear \| exponential \| gaussian	`linear`	Falloff curve over distance: linear, exponential (sharp peak, long tail) or gaussian (soft plateau under the pointer).

CSS variables

Name	Default	Description
`--mv-variable-proximity-color`		Color that nearby letters tint toward (none by default).
`--mv-variable-proximity-scale`	`0.35`	Max scale-up in fallback mode (non-variable font).
`--mv-t`		Exposed on each letter (0 → 1) for your own styles.

Accessibility

The text is exposed once through a visually hidden copy; the split letters are aria-hidden. A decorative effect for mouse and pen, with no keyboard impact (touch leaves the text at rest). The rAF loop only runs while the pointer moves or letters settle, and is off with reduced motion. Forced colors: the tint is dropped. If the font doesn't interpolate the requested axes (static font), it automatically falls back to a scale effect.