Circular Text

A flexible component for rendering text along a circular path with customizable styling and rotation.

CODE • DESIGN • SHIP •

1. Copy the component file

Create a new file called circular-text.jsx in your reusable components folder (for example /src/components/) and paste the following code into it.

import { memo } from "react";
import styles from "./circular-text.module.css";

const CircularText = (props) => {
  const {
    text,
    radius,
    addTrailingSpace = true,
    rotate = false,
    direction = "clockwise",
    duration = 10 * 1000,
    className,
    style = null,
    letterClassName,
    letterStyle = null,
    ...restProps
  } = props;

  const _text = text.trim() + (addTrailingSpace ? " " : "");
  const _radius = Math.max(0, radius);
  const _duration = Math.min(Math.max(100, duration), 60 * 1000);

  const getCoordinates = (angle, radius) => {
    const radians = +((Math.PI / 180) * angle).toPrecision(4);
    return {
      x: +((Math.cos(radians) * radius).toFixed(0)),
      y: +((Math.sin(radians) * radius).toFixed(0)),
    };
  };

  return (
    <span
      {...restProps}
      className={[
        className,
        styles["circular-text"],
        rotate ? styles[`rotate-${direction}`] : "",
      ].join(" ")}
      style={{
        ...style,
        "--radius": `${_radius}px`,
        "--duration": `${_duration}ms`,
      }}
    >
      {[..._text].map((letter, letterIndex) => {
        const angle = 360 / _text.length * letterIndex;
        const { x, y } = getCoordinates(angle, _radius);
        return (
          <span
            aria-hidden={true}
            key={`letter-${letter}-${letterIndex}`}
            className={letterClassName}
            style={{
              ...letterStyle,
              "--x": `${x}px`,
              "--y": `${y}px`,
              "--angle": `${angle}deg`,
            }}
          >
            {letter === " " ? <>&nbsp;</> : letter}
          </span>
        );
      })}
      <span
        className={styles["sr-only"]}
      >
        {text}
      </span>
    </span>
  );
};

export default memo(CircularText);

2. Copy the CSS module file

In the same folder, create a file called circular-text.module.css and paste the following CSS.

.circular-text {
  position: relative;
  width: calc(var(--radius) * 2);
  height: calc(var(--radius) * 2);
  animation-duration: var(--duration);
  animation-timing-function: linear;
  animation-iteration-count: infinite;

  &.rotate-clockwise {
    animation-name: circular-text-keyframes;
  }

  &.rotate-anti-clockwise {
    animation-name: circular-text-keyframes;
    animation-direction: reverse;
  }

  >span {
    position: absolute;
    top: 50%;
    left: 50%;
    transform-origin: 50% 50%;
    transform:
      translate(calc(-50% + var(--x)), calc(-50% + var(--y)))
      rotate(var(--angle));
  }

  > .sr-only {
    position: absolute;
    width: 1px;
    height: 1px;
    padding: 0;
    margin: -1px;
    overflow: hidden;
    clip: rect(0, 0, 0, 0);
    white-space: nowrap;
    border: 0;
    animation: none;
  }
}

@keyframes circular-text-keyframes {
  from {
    transform: rotate(0deg);
  }

  to {
    transform: rotate(360deg);
  }
}

3. Use the component

Now you can import and use the component anywhere in your project.

import CircularText from "@/components/text-effects/circular-text/circular-text";

const CircularTextPreview = () => {
  return (
    <CircularText
      text="CODE • DESIGN • SHIP •"
      radius={80}
      rotate={true}
    />
  );
};

export default CircularTextPreview;

Anti-Clockwise Direction

CODE • DESIGN • SHIP •

import CircularText from "@/components/text-effects/circular-text/circular-text";

const CircularTextAntiClockwiseDirectionPreview = () => {
  return (
    <CircularText
      text="CODE • DESIGN • SHIP •"
      radius={85}
      rotate={true}
      direction="anti-clockwise"
    />
  );
};

export default CircularTextAntiClockwiseDirectionPreview;

Duration

CODE • DESIGN • SHIP •

import CircularText from "@/components/text-effects/circular-text/circular-text";

const CircularTextDurationPreview = () => {
  return (
    <CircularText
      text="CODE • DESIGN • SHIP •"
      radius={85}
      rotate={true}
      duration={5000}
    />
  );
};

export default CircularTextDurationPreview;

Props

Configure the component with the following props:

Prop	Type	Required	Default	Description
text	`string`	Yes	—	The text content to render around the circle.
radius	`number`	Yes	—	Radius of the circle in pixels (px) used to position the letters.
addTrailingSpace	`boolean`	No	`true`	Adds a trailing space after the text to improve spacing when looping around the circle.
rotate	`boolean`	No	`false`	Enables continuous rotation animation of the circular text.
direction	`"clockwise" \| "anti-clockwise"`	No	`"clockwise"`	Controls the rotation direction of the text around the circle.
duration	`number`	No	`10000`	Duration of one full rotation in milliseconds (range: `100` – `60000`).
className	`string`	No	—	Optional class name applied to the root circular text container.
style	`React.CSSProperties`	No	—	Inline styles applied to the root container.
letterClassName	`string`	No	—	Class name applied to each individual letter element.
letterStyle	`React.CSSProperties`	No	—	Inline styles applied to each individual letter.