# Orbit Ring Nav

https://fieldbook.lizardi.mx/components/orbit-ring-nav

Category: Navigation
![Still of the Orbit Ring Nav component, a Fieldbook UI component in Navigation.](https://fieldbook.lizardi.mx/thumbs/orbit-ring-nav.webp)
Preview video: https://ejpqcxcjbiyabxkx.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/previews/orbit-ring-nav-0a9310f7ac.mp4 (5 s, silent)

Orbit Ring Nav: A circular ring of navigation buttons with a rotating pointer that snaps to the active item and buttons that expand into labeled pills on hover.

## 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| size | number | 260 | From 200 to 340; step 20 |
| accentColor | color | #38BDF8 | No additional limit in the metadata. |
| pointerStiffness | number | 220 | From 100 to 360; step 20 |
| expandLabels | boolean | true | No additional limit in the metadata. |

## Usage notes

Orbit Ring Nav uses the card preview frame with a dark theme setting.

### Which frameworks are available for Orbit Ring Nav?

Orbit Ring Nav 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 Orbit Ring Nav depend on?

The React metadata lists these npm dependencies beyond React: motion.

### What accessibility details are visible in Orbit Ring Nav?

The React source for Orbit Ring Nav includes: native elements (nav); attributes and handlers (aria-current, aria-hidden, aria-label, aria-live). These are source observations. Verify accessible names, focus order and keyboard behavior in the composed page.

### How does Orbit Ring Nav handle reduced motion?

Orbit Ring Nav reads the motion preference in its React source through useReducedMotion(). Preference-dependent expressions in index.tsx: duration: reduceMotion ? 0 : 0.18; duration: reduceMotion ? 0 : 0.24; duration: reduceMotion ? 0.1 : 0.2. 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": "orbit-ring-nav",
    "framework": "react"
  }
}
```

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

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