# Search empty state with stacked file cards illustration

> Search empty state with stacked file cards illustration

A shadcn/ui block from the [@reui](https://reui.io) registry, listed on [shadcn.exchange](https://shadcn.exchange/r/reui/c-empty-16).

- Page, with a live preview: https://shadcn.exchange/r/reui/c-empty-16
- Screenshot: https://abzjhwgwpdpz7ua5.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/shots/reui/c-empty-16-light-11c083e70f5209b3.png
- Registry item: https://reui.io/r/new-york-v4/c-empty-16.json
- Listed: 2026-10-13, source last changed 2026-10-13

## Install

```bash
npx shadcn@latest add https://reui.io/r/new-york-v4/c-empty-16.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: `empty`

## Files

### `c-empty-16.tsx`

```tsx
import {
  Empty,
  EmptyDescription,
  EmptyHeader,
  EmptyMedia,
  EmptyTitle,
} from "@/components/ui/empty"

function SearchCardsIllustration() {
  return (
    <div className="relative h-32 w-56" aria-hidden="true">
      {/* Bottom card */}
      <div className="bg-muted/50 dark:bg-muted/25 border-border/40 absolute right-6 bottom-4 left-6 flex h-12 items-center gap-2.5 rounded-lg border px-3">
        <div className="bg-muted-foreground/10 size-5 shrink-0 rounded" />
        <div className="flex flex-1 flex-col gap-1">
          <div className="bg-muted-foreground/10 h-2 w-full rounded" />
          <div className="bg-muted-foreground/8 h-2 w-2/3 rounded" />
        </div>
      </div>
      {/* Middle card */}
      <div className="bg-muted/70 dark:bg-muted/40 border-border/50 absolute right-3 bottom-8 left-3 flex h-12 items-center gap-2.5 rounded-lg border px-3">
        <div className="bg-muted-foreground/12 size-5 shrink-0 rounded" />
        <div className="flex flex-1 flex-col gap-1">
          <div className="bg-muted-foreground/12 h-2 w-full rounded" />
          <div className="bg-muted-foreground/10 h-2 w-3/4 rounded" />
        </div>
      </div>
      {/* Front card */}
      <div className="bg-background border-border absolute inset-x-0 bottom-12 flex h-14 items-center gap-3 rounded-lg border px-3.5 shadow-sm">
        <div className="bg-muted size-7 shrink-0 rounded" />
        <div className="flex flex-1 flex-col gap-1.5">
          <div className="bg-muted h-2.5 w-full rounded" />
          <div className="bg-muted/70 h-2 w-3/5 rounded" />
        </div>
      </div>
      {/* Fade */}
      <div className="from-background/0 to-background pointer-events-none absolute inset-x-0 bottom-0 h-10 bg-linear-to-b" />
    </div>
  )
}

export function Pattern() {
  return (
    <div className="flex items-center justify-center p-4">
      <Empty className="py-12">
        <EmptyHeader>
          <EmptyMedia>
            <SearchCardsIllustration />
          </EmptyMedia>
          <EmptyTitle>Looking for something?</EmptyTitle>
          <EmptyDescription>
            Type a keyword and we&apos;ll search through files, folders, #tags,
            and transcripts.
          </EmptyDescription>
        </EmptyHeader>
      </Empty>
    </div>
  )
}
```