Directional text button

Buttons 5

About

An editorial text link button featuring a traveling diagonal arrow and expanding underline on hover. It is useful in design agency portfolios, project showcases, and editorial hero sections to invite exploration.

Built with React and Tailwind. Copy the prompt and paste it into Claude Code, Cursor or Lovable: your agent adds Directional text button to your project and fits it to your theme.

Code

How Directional text button is used: the demo's code. The component's own source comes with a free account.

Usage.tsx

"use client";

import * as React from "react";
import Component, { type Props, type State } from "@/components/ui/directional-text-button";

const settings = { title: "Explore the project", showContext: true };
export const loopDuration = 6;

const ease = (x: number) => {
  const n = Math.max(0, Math.min(1, x));
  return n * n * (3 - 2 * n);
};

const pulse = (t: number, a: number, b: number) =>
  ease((t - a) / 0.3) * (1 - ease((t - b) / 0.3));

// Pure timeline: export frame n by passing n / 60. No timers or network calls.
export function showcase(time: number): State {
  const t = ((time % loopDuration) + loopDuration) % loopDuration;
  return {
    open: t > 0.8 && t < 3.8,
    active: 0,
    reveal: pulse(t, 0.8, 3.8),
  };
}

export default function Demo(props: any = {}) {
  const { showcaseTime, ...incoming } = props;
  const merged = { ...settings, ...incoming };
  return (
    <div className="w-full min-h-[380px] flex items-center justify-center p-4 sm:p-6 bg-background">
      <Component
        {...merged}
        state={showcaseTime === undefined ? incoming.state : showcase(showcaseTime)}
        seeking={showcaseTime !== undefined || incoming.seeking}
      />
    </div>
  );
}