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Background that slides to the selected item v1.0.0

Use this resource to highlight the chosen item in a menu or tabs

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  • 530 downloads
  • 112 likes
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Install with the CLI

In a terminal, from the folder you want:

npx --yes palatekit@latest install sliding-highlight-background

First time: connect the CLI with

npx --yes palatekit@latest login

The agent adds a React (Tailwind) component to your page that slides a background to the hovered or clicked item. It works for tabs, cards or a segmented control. You adapt the content and style to your project and get a component ready to use.

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Updated November 2, 2026

Details

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Uses
  • React
  • Tailwind CSS
  • lucide-react
  • clsx
  • tailwind-merge
  • motion
Licence
MIT

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What you get

  • README.md: usage guide
  • animated-card-background-hover.tsx: the author's original file
  • animated-tabs-hover.tsx: the author's original file
  • animated-tabs.tsx: the author's original file
  • page.mdx: the author's original file

Good fit for

  • Navigation bar with hover
  • Dashboard tabs
  • Segmented period selector

Not for

  • A site without React or Tailwind CSS, without adapting it
  • A motion-sensitive audience, without adding prefers-reduced-motion

Tags

  • hover
  • tabs
  • menu
  • selection
  • react

About

You say

"Add a sliding background under the tabs of my pricing page."

A background slides to the hovered or clicked item in a list, menu or tabs.

Component published by ibelick (Motion Primitives) under the MIT license, resource page and guide written by PalateKit.

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Prerequisites

You bring
Your React project with Tailwind CSS and Your colors and texts
Dependencies
React, Tailwind CSS, lucide-react, clsx, tailwind-merge, and motion

How to use it

  1. Copy animated-background.tsx into your React project's components folder.
  2. Install the required packages: lucide-react, clsx, tailwind-merge, motion.
  3. Ask the agent to place the component on the page and match it to your brand.

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Files

  • app/docs/animated-background/animated-card-background-hover.tsx1.6 KB
  • app/docs/animated-background/animated-tabs-hover.tsx0.9 KB
  • app/docs/animated-background/animated-tabs.tsx1.4 KB
  • app/docs/animated-background/page.mdx4.2 KB
  • app/docs/animated-background/segmented-control.tsx0.9 KB
  • components/core/animated-background.tsx2.2 KB
  • LICENSE1.1 KB
  • NOTICE-PALATEKIT.md0.4 KB
  • README.md1.1 KB

Origin and licence

Modified by PalateKit

Author
ibelick (Motion Primitives)
Source
github.com/ibelick/motion-primitives/tree/120f64f6ca60348e251f929e9c81f11ccbe45eda/components/core/animated-background.tsx
Licence
MIT

Notice

Version modifiée de « animated-background » (ibelick (Motion Primitives), MIT) : traduction française et fiche par PalateKit.

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Frequently asked questions

Which packages do I install?

React, Tailwind CSS and lucide-react, clsx, tailwind-merge, motion.

Does it work without Next.js?

Yes, in any React project with Tailwind CSS; just drop the "use client" directive if your tooling does not support it.