# Counter Curtain: Studio Portfolio

> The default counter over a studio's home page. The nav, headline, links and photo each rise as the curtain clears them. Press reload in the address bar to play it again.

A shadcn/ui block from the [@keyframeui](https://keyframeui.com) registry, listed on [shadcn.exchange](https://shadcn.exchange/r/keyframeui/counter-curtain-demo).

- Page, with a live preview: https://shadcn.exchange/r/keyframeui/counter-curtain-demo
- Screenshot: https://abzjhwgwpdpz7ua5.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/shots/keyframeui/counter-curtain-demo-light-aa9590a31cf10637.png
- Registry item: https://keyframeui.com/r/counter-curtain-demo.json
- Categories: preloader, hero, text
- Listed: 2026-10-14, source last changed 2026-10-15

## Install

```bash
npx shadcn@latest add https://keyframeui.com/r/counter-curtain-demo.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: `https://keyframeui.com/r/counter-curtain.json`

## Notes from the registry

Live preview, examples and props: https://keyframeui.com/components/counter-curtain#counter-curtain-demo

## Files

### `registry/demos/counter-curtain-demo.tsx`

```tsx
"use client";

import * as React from "react";

import { CounterCurtain, CounterCurtainLine } from "@/components/ui/counter-curtain";

const photo =
  "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1600585154340-be6161a56a0c?auto=format&fit=crop&w=900&h=1100&q=80";

// The reload button plays it again by remounting it with a new key. On a real
// site, drop `contained` and `once={false}`: it covers the screen, once per
// visit.
export function CounterCurtainDemo() {
  const [run, setRun] = React.useState(0);

  return (
    <div className="flex h-[var(--demo-height,36rem)] w-full flex-col overflow-hidden rounded-xl border border-zinc-200 bg-[#f3f1ec] text-zinc-950 dark:border-zinc-800 dark:bg-zinc-950 dark:text-zinc-50">
      <BrowserBar url="okto.studio" run={run} onReload={() => setRun((r) => r + 1)} />
      <CounterCurtain key={run} contained once={false} className="@container min-h-0 flex-1">
        <div className="flex h-full flex-col px-5 pt-4 pb-5 sm:px-8 sm:pt-5 sm:pb-7">
          <header className="flex items-center justify-between text-sm">
            <CounterCurtainLine className="font-semibold tracking-tight">Okto°</CounterCurtainLine>
            <nav className="hidden gap-6 text-zinc-600 @md:flex dark:text-zinc-400">
              {["Work", "Studio", "Journal"].map((item) => (
                <CounterCurtainLine key={item}>{item}</CounterCurtainLine>
              ))}
            </nav>
            <CounterCurtainLine>Contact</CounterCurtainLine>
          </header>

          <div className="mt-auto flex items-end gap-8">
            <div className="min-w-0 flex-1">
              <CounterCurtainLine className="text-xs tracking-[0.18em] text-zinc-500 uppercase">
                Independent design studio, Oslo
              </CounterCurtainLine>
              <h1 className="mt-4 text-[clamp(2.75rem,10cqw,7rem)] leading-[0.92] font-semibold tracking-[-0.05em]">
                <CounterCurtainLine>Brands that</CounterCurtainLine>
                <CounterCurtainLine>move before</CounterCurtainLine>
                <CounterCurtainLine>they speak.</CounterCurtainLine>
              </h1>
              <div className="mt-6 flex flex-wrap items-end justify-between gap-x-8 gap-y-4 sm:mt-8">
                <CounterCurtainLine className="max-w-xs text-sm leading-relaxed text-pretty text-zinc-600 dark:text-zinc-400">
                  Identity, websites and motion for companies that would rather be felt
                  than explained.
                </CounterCurtainLine>
                <CounterCurtainLine>
                  <a
                    href="#work"
                    className="group inline-flex items-center gap-2 text-sm font-medium underline decoration-zinc-400 underline-offset-4 transition-colors hover:decoration-current"
                  >
                    See the work
                    <span aria-hidden className="transition-transform duration-200 group-hover:translate-x-0.5">
                      →
                    </span>
                  </a>
                </CounterCurtainLine>
              </div>
            </div>
            {/* An image rises out of its frame like a line does. */}
            <CounterCurtainLine className="hidden w-[30%] shrink-0 rounded-lg @2xl:block">
              <img
                src={photo}
                alt="A low timber and glass house lit up at dusk"
                className="aspect-[4/5] w-full rounded-lg object-cover"
              />
            </CounterCurtainLine>
          </div>
        </div>
      </CounterCurtain>
    </div>
  );
}

function BrowserBar({ url, run, onReload }: { url: string; run: number; onReload: () => void }) {
  return (
    <div className="flex h-10 shrink-0 items-center gap-3 border-b border-zinc-200 bg-white/60 px-3 dark:border-zinc-800 dark:bg-zinc-900/60">
      <div aria-hidden className="flex gap-1.5">
        {[0, 1, 2].map((dot) => (
          <span key={dot} className="size-2.5 rounded-full bg-zinc-300 dark:bg-zinc-700" />
        ))}
      </div>
      <button
        type="button"
        onClick={onReload}
        aria-label="Reload to play it again"
        title="Play again"
        className="grid size-7 place-items-center rounded-md text-zinc-500 transition-[background-color,color,scale] duration-150 hover:bg-zinc-200/70 hover:text-zinc-900 active:scale-[0.94] dark:hover:bg-zinc-800 dark:hover:text-zinc-100"
      >
        <svg
          viewBox="0 0 16 16"
          fill="none"
          stroke="currentColor"
          strokeWidth="1.5"
          strokeLinecap="round"
          strokeLinejoin="round"
          className="size-3.5 transition-[rotate] duration-500 ease-[cubic-bezier(0.22,1,0.36,1)]"
          style={{ rotate: `${run * 360}deg` }}
        >
          <path d="M13.5 8a5.5 5.5 0 1 1-1.6-3.9" />
          <path d="M13.5 2.5v3h-3" />
        </svg>
      </button>
      <span className="mx-auto truncate rounded-md bg-zinc-100 px-3 py-1 font-mono text-[11px] text-zinc-500 dark:bg-zinc-800/80 dark:text-zinc-400">
        {url}
      </span>
      <span aria-hidden className="w-[4.75rem]" />
    </div>
  );
}
```