Flow Lines

Stripe-style ribbon of thin lines that twists in pseudo-3D — additive blending lights up a glowing fold where the lines bunch. Pure canvas, zero dependencies.

Backgrounds · React · Free · MIT · v1.0.1 · updated 2026-10-15 · Live demo

Install

velocityx add flow-lines

Free tier — no licence key needed. MIT: copy it, own it, edit it.

---
import StripeFlowLines from '../components/velocity/flow-lines/StripeFlowLines.tsx';
---
<StripeFlowLines client:visible />

Props

Prop	Type	Default	Description
className	string	''	—
lineCount	number	72	Number of lines in the ribbon. More = denser/smoother crease.
speed	number	1	Animation rate multiplier (1 = default). 0 freezes on a static frame.
background	string	'#080816'	Background fill. Set to ‘transparent’ (or ”) to let whatever sits behind show through — useful when layering over an existing dark section.
colors	string[]	DEFAULT_COLORS	Gradient stops sampled across the ribbon width (purple → magenta → orange).
lineAlpha	number	0.5	Base per-line opacity before additive build-up. Lower = subtler glow.
paused	boolean	false	Pause/resume without unmounting.

Files written

velocityx drops these into your project:

• components/velocity/flow-lines/StripeFlowLines.tsx

Peer dependencies

react — nothing else. Zero external dependencies is the point.

Theming

Colours come from the primary-* / accent-* Tailwind scales, so this drops into a project that is not Velocity without dragging our brand in. Install the contract once:

velocityx theme

Then set your whole brand in one place — raw RGB channels, not hex (a hex here silently breaks every opacity variant):

:root {
  --vx-brand: custom;
  --vx-primary-600: 220 38 38;
}

There is no component-level font-family anywhere in the library — your font cascade wins.

Licence

MIT. Once installed it is yours — no attribution, no revocation.