Exploring React Reveal: Creating Stunning Animations in React

React Reveal is an animation library for React. In this article, we will see few of the implementation of this library and learn more about it.

We will discuss the following two approaches:

Prerequisites

• JavaScript and ES6+
• React Basics
• CSS and Styling

Understanding React Reveal

React Reveal is a React library that makes it easy to implement animations in web applications. It can be used to create various looping animations in your application. We can easily create interactive animation in our application using this library.

Steps to create a React app and install React Reveal

Step 1: Create a React application using the commands given below.

npx create-react-app foldername

Step 2: Once you have created the project folder (folder name), navigate to it using the following command:

cd foldername

Step 3: After creating the ReactJS application, install React Reveal using the command below.

npm install react-reveal

Folder Structure:

The updated dependencies in package.json file will look like:

"dependencies": {
    "react": "^18.2.0",
    "react-dom": "^18.2.0",
    "react-reveal": "^1.2.2",
    "react-scripts": "5.0.1",
    "web-vitals": "^2.1.4"
}

Approach 1: Using the Fade Effect

The fade effect gradually fades out of an element by adjusting its transparency. To apply the fade effect to Read Reveal, import the fade component and cover your target element. Here’s an example:

Javascript

//App.js

import React from 'react';
import Fade from 'react-reveal/Fade';

const App = () => {
    return (
        <div>
            <Fade>
                <h1>Geeks For Geeks</h1>
            </Fade>
        </div>
    );
};

export default App;

Output:

Fade effect Using React Reveal

Approch 2: Using the slide Effect

The slide effect allows you to visually animate elements. You can control the slide direction and distance. Here’s an example:

Javascript

import React from 'react';
import Slide from 'react-reveal/Slide';

const App = () => {
    return (
        <div>
            <Slide right>
                <h1>Sliding Heading</h1>
            </Slide>
        </div>
    );
};

export default App;

Output:

Slide Right Animation using React Reveal

Approach 3: Combining Animation and Sequence

React Reveal also supports combining multiple animations and creating complex sequences. This allows you to set multiple animations to achieve more dynamic effects. Here’s an example:

Javascript

import React from 'react';
import { Fade, Rotate } from 'react-reveal';

const App = () => {
    return (
        <div>
            <Fade>
                <h1>Geeks For Geeks</h1>
            </Fade>
            <Rotate>
                <p>Rotating Paragraph</p>
            </Rotate>
        </div>
    );
};

export default App;

Output:

Combining Animation Using React Reveal