# M variable font cursor proximity 3

> Navigation — nav items respond to proximity with exponential falloff

A shadcn/ui block from the [@cnippet](https://ui.cnippet.dev/) registry, listed on [shadcn.exchange](https://shadcn.exchange/r/cnippet/m-variable-font-cursor-proximity-3).

- Page, with a live preview: https://shadcn.exchange/r/cnippet/m-variable-font-cursor-proximity-3
- Screenshot: https://abzjhwgwpdpz7ua5.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/shots/cnippet/m-variable-font-cursor-proximity-3-light-a2cbcd268024a334.png
- Registry item: https://ui.cnippet.dev/r/m-variable-font-cursor-proximity-3.json
- Categories: variable font cursor proximity
- Listed: 2026-10-13, source last changed 2026-10-13

## Install

```bash
npx shadcn@latest add https://ui.cnippet.dev/r/m-variable-font-cursor-proximity-3.json
```

Run it in a project that has shadcn/ui set up. It adds the files below and installs what they depend on.

## Dependencies

- Registry items: `@cnippet/variable-font-cursor-proximity`

## Files

### `registry/default/motion-variants/m-variable-font-cursor-proximity-3.tsx`

```tsx
"use client";
import { useRef } from "react";
import { VariableFontCursorProximity } from "@/registry/default/motion/variable-font-cursor-proximity";

const navItems = ["Home", "Work", "About", "Contact"];

export default function VariableFontCursorProximityNav() {
  const containerRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);

  return (
    <nav
      className="flex min-h-50 flex-wrap items-center justify-center gap-10 px-6"
      ref={containerRef}
    >
      {navItems.map((item) => (
        <VariableFontCursorProximity
          className="cursor-pointer text-muted-foreground text-xl"
          containerRef={containerRef}
          falloff="exponential"
          fromFontVariationSettings="'wght' 300"
          key={item}
          radius={60}
          toFontVariationSettings="'wght' 800"
        >
          {item}
        </VariableFontCursorProximity>
      ))}
    </nav>
  );
}
```