Pointer Highlight
An SVG drawn over the words, sized from them, that draws once when it comes into view and then stays. It never changes the line's layout and ignores the pointer.
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 Layro's Pointer Highlight for this.
Install it: npx shadcn@latest add @layro/pointer-highlight
(the @layro registry is set up in components.json, with LAYRO_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 @layro registry with your CLI token: see the Namespaced tab.
Usage
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.
| Prop | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|
childrenrequired | React.ReactNode | — |
color | string | The mark's colour. Default the theme's info hue. |
pointer | boolean | A small pointer that draws the mark. Default true. |
startOnView | boolean | Wait until it scrolls into view. Default true. |
shape | "box" | "underline" | "circle" | A box, an underline, or a loose circle. Default "box". |
duration | number | Seconds to draw. Default 0.9. |
Dependencies
npm packages
clsxframer-motiontailwind-mergeLayro foundations, installed alongside it
layro-themeStates
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
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