Caustics
Light dancing on a pool floor — two layers of animated Voronoi edges refracted by a noisy water surface, with drifting motes. The pointer is a sunbeam that focuses the network.
webglpointerwater6 files · 640 locdeps: clsx, tailwind-merge
Installation
With the shadcn CLI, pointing at this platform’s registry:
npx shadcn@latest add https://opusui.131199999.xyz/r/caustics.jsonOr offline, straight from your opus55 checkout (copies every file it needs):
node ../tailwind_component/opus55/scripts/add.mjs causticsUsage
import { Caustics } from "@/components/opus/backgrounds/caustics";
<Caustics className="absolute inset-0" />API
| Prop | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| light / deep / shallow | string | — | Caustic light and water gradient. |
| scale | number | 1 | Pattern size. |
| intensity | number | 1 | Brightness of the light network. |
| speed | number | 1 | Time multiplier. 0 freezes the animation; the pointer stays live. |
| interactive | boolean | true | React to the pointer (tracked on window, so overlaid content never blocks it). |
| className | string | — | Classes for the wrapper. Use `absolute inset-0` to fill a relative parent. |
| children | ReactNode | — | Optional content rendered above the canvas. |
Notes
- Renders with WebGL2 into a single full-screen triangle — no three.js, no textures, no dependencies.
- Pauses automatically when scrolled off-screen or when the tab is hidden; resumes on return.
prefers-reduced-motion: reducerenders one still frame and ignores the pointer.- A CSS gradient fallback paints instantly and stays if WebGL2 is unavailable.