# Counter Curtain: Editorial

> The default counter set in serif on a stone curtain that slides off to the left. It waits for the three photos to load and decode, so they're sharp from the first frame.

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

- Page, with a live preview: https://shadcn.exchange/r/keyframeui/counter-curtain-editorial-demo
- Screenshot: https://abzjhwgwpdpz7ua5.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/shots/keyframeui/counter-curtain-editorial-demo-light-32edf1e43df3c66f.png
- Registry item: https://keyframeui.com/r/counter-curtain-editorial-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-editorial-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-editorial-demo

## Files

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

```tsx
"use client";

import * as React from "react";

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

const image = (id: string) =>
  `https://images.unsplash.com/photo-${id}?auto=format&fit=crop&w=900&h=1100&q=80`;

const rooms = [
  { id: "1618221195710-dd6b41faaea6", alt: "A long open living room with a sofa, coffee table and wide windows", caption: "The long room" },
  { id: "1586023492125-27b2c045efd7", alt: "A yellow armchair beside a floor lamp against a white wall", caption: "Reading corner" },
  { id: "1555041469-a586c61ea9bc", alt: "A green velvet sofa on a pale wooden floor", caption: "The snug" },
];

// The default counter, restyled with curtainClassName, leaving to the left.
// It waits for the three photos, so they're decoded and sharp before anything
// is uncovered.
export function CounterCurtainEditorialDemo() {
  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-stone-200 bg-stone-50 text-stone-900 dark:border-stone-800 dark:bg-stone-950 dark:text-stone-100">
      <BrowserBar url="hollow-house.journal" run={run} onReload={() => setRun((r) => r + 1)} />
      <CounterCurtain
        key={run}
        contained
        once={false}
        direction="left"
        curtainClassName="bg-stone-200 font-serif text-stone-900 dark:bg-stone-800 dark:text-stone-100"
        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-baseline justify-between border-b border-stone-300/70 pb-3 text-sm dark:border-stone-700/70">
            <CounterCurtainLine className="font-serif text-lg italic">Hollow House</CounterCurtainLine>
            <CounterCurtainLine className="text-xs tracking-[0.18em] text-stone-500 uppercase">
              Issue 12 · Autumn
            </CounterCurtainLine>
          </header>

          <div className="mt-6 grid min-h-0 flex-1 gap-6 @2xl:grid-cols-[1fr_1.35fr] @2xl:gap-10">
            <div className="flex flex-col justify-end">
              <h1 className="font-serif text-[clamp(2.5rem,7.5cqw,5.75rem)] leading-[0.95] tracking-[-0.03em]">
                <CounterCurtainLine>Rooms that</CounterCurtainLine>
                <CounterCurtainLine>hold the</CounterCurtainLine>
                <CounterCurtainLine className="italic">light.</CounterCurtainLine>
              </h1>
              <CounterCurtainLine className="mt-5 max-w-xs text-sm leading-relaxed text-pretty text-stone-600 dark:text-stone-400">
                A 1930s terrace in Bergen, opened up from the front door to the garden
                and furnished one chair at a time.
              </CounterCurtainLine>
            </div>
            <div className="hidden min-h-0 grid-cols-3 items-end gap-3 @2xl:grid">
              {rooms.map((room, index) => (
                <figure key={room.id} className={index === 1 ? "pb-10" : undefined}>
                  <CounterCurtainLine className="rounded-md">
                    <img
                      src={image(room.id)}
                      alt={room.alt}
                      className="aspect-[4/5] w-full rounded-md object-cover"
                    />
                  </CounterCurtainLine>
                  <CounterCurtainLine className="mt-2 font-serif text-xs text-stone-500 italic">
                    {room.caption}
                  </CounterCurtainLine>
                </figure>
              ))}
            </div>
          </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-stone-200 bg-white/60 px-3 dark:border-stone-800 dark:bg-stone-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-stone-300 dark:bg-stone-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-stone-500 transition-[background-color,color,scale] duration-150 hover:bg-stone-200/70 hover:text-stone-900 active:scale-[0.94] dark:hover:bg-stone-800 dark:hover:text-stone-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-stone-100 px-3 py-1 font-mono text-[11px] text-stone-500 dark:bg-stone-800/80 dark:text-stone-400">
        {url}
      </span>
      <span aria-hidden className="w-[4.75rem]" />
    </div>
  );
}
```