Scroll Animations & Parallax Sections
Blur to Focus Scroll Hero
Camera pulling focus. The image starts heavily blurred (filter 40px) with an ambient, poetic headline overlaid. As the reader scrolls, the blur lifts to zero and the image lands crisp. The opening headline fades out and a smaller, more concrete headline plus subtitle fade in near the bottom. Cinematic, restrained, deliberately smaller display type.
Live preview
No extra dependencies. React 18+ and Tailwind CSS v3+ assumed. Save as BlurToFocusHero.tsx.
Or rebuild it with a prompt
Paste the prompt into the tool you already use. Each version is written specifically for that tool, matched to the same design constraints so the output stays consistent.
Build components/BlurToFocusHero.tsx as a client component. Fixed inset-0 canvas (z-10, bg-black) with a 250vh spacer below driving scroll. An absolute inset-0 image element animates two properties on each tick: filter blur(40 * (1 - p))px and transform scale(1.15 - 0.15 * p). An opening headline (26-48px font-medium tracking-tight white/95, text-shadow, centered max-w-[720px]) is visible while blurred and fades out 0.35 to 0.6. A closing content block near the bottom fades in 0.6 to 0.9 with a y-slide of 20 to 0: eyebrow (11px uppercase 0.08em white/85), headline (22-36px semibold white), subtitle (13-14px white/85 max-w-md). rAF plus lerp (0.1) driven by window.scrollY / spacer.offsetHeight. Font-sans, max font-semibold. Props: image, outOfFocusHeadline, inFocusEyebrow, inFocusHeadline, inFocusSubtitle. Single default export. No extra deps.
How to use this Blur to Focus Scroll Hero as a prompt
- Paste the prompt into Claude Code, Cursor, or Google Stitch to generate a Blur to Focus Scroll Hero where the React image sharpens as the reader scrolls.
- Best for photography portfolios, product story pages, and hero sections that want a slow-cinema pacing.
- Ask Codex or Lovable to swap the headline pair, or change the blur start amount from 40px to any value.
How to use this Blur to Focus Scroll Hero as code
- Drop the React + Tailwind file into `components/hero/` and pass an image URL and a pair of headlines that cross-fade during scroll.
- Uses framer-motion useScroll + useTransform for the blur reduction and headline cross-fade. Reduced-motion users see the sharp final state.
- Works with Next.js App Router, Astro, and Vite React.
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Frequently asked questions about the Blur to Focus Scroll Hero
How do I add a Blur to Focus Scroll Hero to my website?+
Copy the source code from the "Copy code" button above and save it as a .tsx file in your components folder. The Blur to Focus Scroll Hero is built with React and Tailwind CSS — add those as dependencies if they are not already in your project. Import and render the component wherever you need it. Every prop is optional and typed.
Can I use the Blur to Focus Scroll Hero with Claude Code, Cursor, or Lovable?+
Yes. Each prompt tab above is tuned specifically for Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Lovable, Replit, and Google Stitch. Paste the prompt into whichever AI coding tool you are using and it will generate a Blur to Focus Scroll Hero matched to your existing file structure, design tokens, and brand color. Claude Code and Cursor work best when your project is already open — they slot the component directly into your codebase. Lovable and Replit are fastest for a standalone preview.
How do I customise the hero design and colors?+
The Blur to Focus Scroll Hero uses Tailwind utility classes throughout, so every color, spacing value, and font weight is one class away from changing. Replace any color class with your brand token (for example, swap `bg-black` for `bg-[#your-hex]`). To change the animation timing, update the `duration-` or `delay-` classes, or pass new values into the Framer Motion `transition` prop if the component uses it. For a full brand restyle, paste the component into Claude Code or Cursor and describe your design system.
Is the Blur to Focus Scroll Hero free to use in commercial projects?+
Yes. Every component in the AI Library, including the Blur to Focus Scroll Hero, is free to copy, adapt, and ship in commercial projects, client work, SaaS products, open-source repos, and internal tools. No attribution required, no license fee, no royalty.
What parallax frameworks does the Blur to Focus Scroll Hero support?+
The Blur to Focus Scroll Hero is a plain React 18 client component written in React + Tailwind. It runs on Next.js (App Router and Pages Router), Vite, Remix, Gatsby, and any other framework that supports React 18 and Tailwind CSS v3. Keep the "use client" directive at the top of the file when you paste it into a Next.js App Router project.
Does the Blur to Focus Scroll Hero work with TypeScript?+
Yes. The component is written in TypeScript with fully typed props and exported interfaces. Paste it into a TypeScript project and it compiles without modification. If you need a plain JavaScript version, ask Claude Code or Cursor to strip the type annotations.
Can I combine the Blur to Focus Scroll Hero with other AI Library sections?+
Yes. Every component in the AI Library is standalone with no shared global state, no conflicting resets, and no namespace collisions. Drop the Blur to Focus Scroll Hero alongside any other section component. They are compatible with shadcn/ui, Radix UI, MUI, and any other component library you are already using.