Stagger Reveal Grid

Grid that reveals items with wave-like stagger on scroll. Configurable columns and timing.

Last updated Mar 5, 2026

Component

"use client";

import gsap from "gsap";
import { ScrollTrigger } from "gsap/ScrollTrigger";
import React, { useLayoutEffect, useRef } from "react";
import { cn } from "@/lib/utils";

gsap.registerPlugin(ScrollTrigger);

interface StaggerRevealGridProps {
  children: React.ReactNode;
  className?: string;
  itemClassName?: string;
  columns?: number;
  stagger?: number;
  duration?: number;
  fromY?: number;
  fromScale?: number;
  fromOpacity?: number;
  start?: string;
  ease?: string;
}

export function StaggerRevealGrid({
  children,
  className,
  itemClassName,
  columns = 3,
  stagger = 0.08,
  duration = 0.5,
  fromY = 40,
  fromScale = 0.9,
  fromOpacity = 0,
  start = "top 85%",
  ease = "back.out(1.2)",
}: StaggerRevealGridProps) {
  const containerRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);

  useLayoutEffect(() => {
    const ctx = gsap.context(() => {
      const els =
        containerRef.current?.querySelectorAll(
          "[data-reveal]",
        );
      if (!els?.length) {
        return;
      }
      gsap.fromTo(
        els,
        {
          opacity: fromOpacity,
          scale: fromScale,
          y: fromY,
        },
        {
          duration,
          ease,
          opacity: 1,
          scale: 1,
          scrollTrigger: {
            start,
            trigger: containerRef.current,
          },
          stagger,
          y: 0,
        },
      );
    }, containerRef);
    return () => ctx.revert();
  }, [
    duration,
    stagger,
    fromY,
    fromScale,
    fromOpacity,
    start,
    ease,
  ]);

  return (
    <div
      ref={containerRef}
      className={cn("grid gap-3", className)}
      style={{
        gridTemplateColumns: `repeat(${columns}, minmax(0, 1fr))`,
      }}
    >
      {React.Children.map(children, (child, i) =>
        child ? (
          <div
            key={
              React.isValidElement(child) &&
              child.key != null
                ? child.key
                : `reveal-${i}`
            }
            data-reveal={true}
            className={cn(itemClassName)}
          >
            {child}
          </div>
        ) : null,
      )}
    </div>
  );
}

Installation

pnpm dlx shadcn@latest add "https://pulkitxm.com/components/stagger-reveal-grid.json"

1. Install dependencies

pnpm add gsap

2. Copy the component file

"use client";

import gsap from "gsap";
import { ScrollTrigger } from "gsap/ScrollTrigger";
import React, { useLayoutEffect, useRef } from "react";
import { cn } from "@/lib/utils";

gsap.registerPlugin(ScrollTrigger);

interface StaggerRevealGridProps {
  children: React.ReactNode;
  className?: string;
  itemClassName?: string;
  columns?: number;
  stagger?: number;
  duration?: number;
  fromY?: number;
  fromScale?: number;
  fromOpacity?: number;
  start?: string;
  ease?: string;
}

export function StaggerRevealGrid({
  children,
  className,
  itemClassName,
  columns = 3,
  stagger = 0.08,
  duration = 0.5,
  fromY = 40,
  fromScale = 0.9,
  fromOpacity = 0,
  start = "top 85%",
  ease = "back.out(1.2)",
}: StaggerRevealGridProps) {
  const containerRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);

  useLayoutEffect(() => {
    const ctx = gsap.context(() => {
      const els =
        containerRef.current?.querySelectorAll(
          "[data-reveal]",
        );
      if (!els?.length) {
        return;
      }
      gsap.fromTo(
        els,
        {
          opacity: fromOpacity,
          scale: fromScale,
          y: fromY,
        },
        {
          duration,
          ease,
          opacity: 1,
          scale: 1,
          scrollTrigger: {
            start,
            trigger: containerRef.current,
          },
          stagger,
          y: 0,
        },
      );
    }, containerRef);
    return () => ctx.revert();
  }, [
    duration,
    stagger,
    fromY,
    fromScale,
    fromOpacity,
    start,
    ease,
  ]);

  return (
    <div
      ref={containerRef}
      className={cn("grid gap-3", className)}
      style={{
        gridTemplateColumns: `repeat(${columns}, minmax(0, 1fr))`,
      }}
    >
      {React.Children.map(children, (child, i) =>
        child ? (
          <div
            key={
              React.isValidElement(child) &&
              child.key != null
                ? child.key
                : `reveal-${i}`
            }
            data-reveal={true}
            className={cn(itemClassName)}
          >
            {child}
          </div>
        ) : null,
      )}
    </div>
  );
}

3. Import and use

import { StaggerRevealGrid } from "@/components/stagger-reveal-grid";

<StaggerRevealGrid columns={3}>
  {/* grid items */}
</StaggerRevealGrid>;

Usage

Import

Add the StaggerRevealGrid import.

import { StaggerRevealGrid } from "@/components/stagger-reveal-grid";

Use

Use with columns and children.

<StaggerRevealGrid columns={3}>
  {/* items */}
</StaggerRevealGrid>;

Guidelines

Use columns to set grid columns. stagger and duration control reveal timing.
start and end control scroll range (ScrollTrigger).

Props

All props are optional unless marked required. Use these to customize every aspect of the component.

Prop	Type	Default	Description
className	string	—	Additional CSS classes.
columns	number	3	Number of grid columns.
stagger	number	0.05	Delay between each item reveal (seconds).
duration	number	0.5	Reveal animation duration per item.
fromY	number	40	Initial Y offset (px) before reveal.
fromScale	number	0.9	Initial scale before reveal.
fromOpacity	number	0	Initial opacity before reveal.
itemClassName	string	—	Classes for each grid item wrapper.
start	string	"top 85%"	ScrollTrigger start.
ease	string	"back.out(1.2)"	GSAP ease for reveal.

Examples

Basic

3-column grid with numbered items.

import { StaggerRevealGrid } from "@/components/stagger-reveal-grid";

<StaggerRevealGrid columns={3}>
  {[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6].map((n) => (
    <div
      key={n}
      className="aspect-square rounded-xl border bg-white/5"
    >
      {n}
    </div>
  ))}
</StaggerRevealGrid>;