Pointer Highlight

A box, underline or loose circle drawn round a few words, with a little pointer making the mark.

Category
Creative
Access
Free with an account
Source
132 lines · one file
States
5 drawn

The decision inside it

It draws once

A mark that loops pulls the eye forever; this one draws as you arrive and then rests.

When to use it

Use Pointer Highlight to mark one or two words in a headline: a box, underline or circle drawn as it comes into view. Once per screen is plenty.

Installation

How you get it

Paste this into Claude Code, Cursor, Codex or any coding agent. It installs the file and uses it as it is, instead of writing a new one.

Use Liro's Pointer Highlight for this.
Install it: npx shadcn@latest add @liro/pointer-highlight
(the @liro registry is set up in components.json, with LIRO_KEY in .env.local)
Import it from @/components/ui/pointer-highlight.
Do not rewrite or restyle it. Pass my data through its props
and keep its built-in states.

For the full brief with every prop and the mistakes assistants usually make, use Copy prompt above. Free components install through the @liro registry with your CLI token: see the Namespaced tab.

Usage

components/hero-line.tsx
import { PointerHighlight } from "@/components/ui/pointer-highlight";

export function HeroLine() {
  return (
    <h1 className="text-4xl font-semibold">
      Get contracts signed in <PointerHighlight>minutes</PointerHighlight>, not days.
    </h1>
  );
}

API reference

“Copy prompt” above puts a full brief on your clipboard, install command, dependencies, props, and the mistakes an assistant usually makes with this component.

Props

Read from the component’s own TypeScript interface when the site is built, so this table cannot drift from the file you install.

TypeNotes
childrenReact.ReactNode Yes–
colorstring NoThe mark's colour. Default the theme's info hue.
pointerboolean NoA small pointer that draws the mark. Default true.
startOnViewboolean NoWait until it scrolls into view. Default true.
shape"box" | "underline" | "circle" NoA box, an underline, or a loose circle. Default "box".
durationnumber NoSeconds to draw. Default 0.9.

Dependencies

npm packages

clsxframer-motiontailwind-merge

Liro foundations, installed alongside it

liro-theme

States

All of them are drawn by the component. None is left for you to design.

  • Box
  • Underline
  • Circle
  • Without pointer
  • Reduced motion

Accessibility

  • Keyboard reachable throughout, in visual order
  • Focus trapped in overlays, Escape closes them
  • Focus returns to whatever opened it
  • Live regions announce what changed, not that something did
  • Honours prefers-reduced-motion

Responsive behavior

  • Sizes to its container, not the viewport
  • Usable from 320px up
  • Pointer-based interaction, so trackpad and touch both work
  • No hover-only affordances