"use client"; import { useState, useEffect, useRef, useMemo } from "react"; import { useReducedMotion } from "motion/react"; import { cn } from "@/lib/utils"; // The mix of technical glyphs used for decoding const GLYPHS = "!<>-_\\\\/[]{}—=+*^?#"; export interface ScrambleTextProps { /** Text to animate. */ text: string; /** Optional link destination. */ href?: string; /** Additional classes for the interactive text element. */ className?: string; /** Milliseconds spent decoding each character. */ characterDuration?: number; /** Milliseconds between random-character updates. */ updateInterval?: number; /** Color used while a character is scrambled. */ scrambledColor?: string; /** Opacity used while a character is scrambled. */ scrambledOpacity?: number; } const ScrambleText = ({ text, href = "#", className, characterDuration = 80, updateInterval = 60, scrambledColor = "var(--muted-foreground)", scrambledOpacity = 0.83, }: ScrambleTextProps) => { const baseChars = useMemo( () => text.split("").map((char) => ({ char, isScrambled: false })), [text] ); const [charArray, setCharArray] = useState(baseChars); const [isHovered, setIsHovered] = useState(false); const prefersReducedMotion = useReducedMotion(); const animationRef = useRef(null); useEffect(() => { if (!isHovered || prefersReducedMotion) { if (animationRef.current) cancelAnimationFrame(animationRef.current); return; } let startTimestamp = 0; let lastMutationTime = 0; const animate = (currentTime: number) => { if (!startTimestamp) startTimestamp = currentTime; const elapsedTime = currentTime - startTimestamp; // Smoothly calculate the continuous sweep position based on elapsed time. // 80ms per character means it glides smoothly. // The -2 offset gives a brief initial burst where the whole word is scrambled. const iteration = (elapsedTime / characterDuration) - 2; // Reduce char flipping speed to 60ms (approx ~16fps) for a readable, smooth glitch effect if (currentTime - lastMutationTime >= updateInterval) { setCharArray(() => { return text.split("").map((letter, index) => { if (letter === " ") return { char: " ", isScrambled: false }; // Lock the character in if the sweep has reached it if (index < Math.floor(iteration)) { return { char: text[index], isScrambled: false }; } // Otherwise show a random character return { char: GLYPHS[Math.floor(Math.random() * GLYPHS.length)], isScrambled: true }; }); }); lastMutationTime = currentTime; } // Continue until the sweep has fully passed the end of the text if (iteration < text.length) { animationRef.current = requestAnimationFrame(animate); } else { setCharArray(text.split("").map(char => ({ char, isScrambled: false }))); } }; animationRef.current = requestAnimationFrame(animate); return () => { if (animationRef.current) cancelAnimationFrame(animationRef.current); }; }, [ isHovered, text, prefersReducedMotion, characterDuration, updateInterval, ]); const displayChars = !isHovered || prefersReducedMotion ? baseChars : charArray; return ( { setIsHovered(true); setCharArray(baseChars); }} onMouseLeave={() => setIsHovered(false)} onFocus={() => setIsHovered(true)} onBlur={() => setIsHovered(false)} className={cn( "group relative inline-flex items-center cursor-pointer text-4xl font-bold leading-normal tracking-[0.08em] text-foreground no-underline sm:text-5xl", className, )} > {text} {/* Invisible structural text to permanently freeze the layout element's exact final width. This prevents the parent flex container from constantly re-centering when random characters are wider or narrower! */} {/* The animated characters overlay, anchored rigidly to the left. Any width expansion/contraction from random glyphs will exclusively bleed to the right. */} ); }; export default ScrambleText;

Property	Type	Default	Description
text	string		Text to animate.
className	string	"text-4xl sm:text-5xl"	Classes for size and visual styling.