Scramble Hover

Animated text scramble effect on hover for React. Creates playful, Matrix-style character animations with customizable speed and duration. Built with Motion.

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Last updated: March 7, 2026

Scramble Hover Examples

Installation

npx smoothui-cli add scramble-hover

npx smoothui-cli add scramble-hover

Features

Character scrambling on hover with duration and speed controls
Works with headings and inline text
Smooth and performant
Built with Framer Motion
Accessible fallbacks

Accessibility

Reduced Motion

Respects the prefers-reduced-motion media query. When enabled, the scramble animation is fully disabled and the original text is always shown.

Keyboard Support

The component renders as a <button> element with type="button", making it natively focusable and keyboard-accessible. The scramble effect triggers on focus and clears on blur.

Hover Device Detection

Detects whether the user's device supports hover via the (hover: hover) and (pointer: fine) media query. On touch devices, hover-based animations are disabled to avoid stuck states.