# Shimmer Wave Text

https://fieldbook.lizardi.mx/components/character-wave-shimmer

Category: Text effects
![Still of the Shimmer Wave Text component, a Fieldbook UI component in Text effects.](https://fieldbook.lizardi.mx/thumbs/character-wave-shimmer.webp)
Preview video: https://ejpqcxcjbiyabxkx.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/previews/character-wave-shimmer-5b083dac22.mp4 (5 s, silent)

Shimmer Wave Text: A brightness wave sweeps once across a line of text, lighting each character in turn before it dims back, then pauses briefly and repeats.

## Frameworks

react, vue, svelte, astro, html

## Preview controls

These controls are passed to the demo. Defaults and limits describe the preview; consult the implementation for its full prop API.

| Name | Type | Default | Options or constraints |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| duration | number | 1 | From 0.4 to 3; step 0.1 |
| label | text | Loading results | Up to 40 characters |
| paused | boolean | false | No additional limit in the metadata. |
| accentColor | color | #F5F6F8 | No additional limit in the metadata. |

## Usage notes

Shimmer Wave Text uses the inline preview frame with a light/dark theme setting.

### Which frameworks are available for Shimmer Wave Text?

Shimmer Wave Text is available for React, Vue, Svelte, Astro, HTML. The live preview uses React; the source observations below apply to index.tsx. Check the selected port before relying on the same interactions.

### What does Shimmer Wave Text depend on?

The React metadata lists these npm dependencies beyond React: clsx, tailwind-merge.

### What accessibility details are visible in Shimmer Wave Text?

The React source for Shimmer Wave Text includes: attributes and handlers (aria-hidden, aria-label). These are source observations. Verify accessible names, focus order and keyboard behavior in the composed page.

### How does Shimmer Wave Text handle reduced motion?

The source scan found no direct useReducedMotion() or matchMedia preference read in Shimmer Wave Text's index.tsx. Check the full implementation, shared styles and selected port with reduced motion enabled; these observations do not establish that every animation stops.

## Install through MCP

Connect your client, call get_component to retrieve the implementation, then get_install_command for installation instructions. Choose a listed framework, integrate the returned source and verify it in your application.

```json
{
  "tool": "get_component",
  "arguments": {
    "slug": "character-wave-shimmer",
    "framework": "react"
  }
}
```

[For agents](https://fieldbook.lizardi.mx/docs/agents)
[MCP](https://fieldbook.lizardi.mx/api/mcp)

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