Component
Empty state
A placeholder that explains why there is no content and suggests a next action.
- #arc
- #component
- #empty
- #placeholder
- #feedback
- #illustration
1280px
Install
One command installs the files and packages this item needs.
TerminalTerminalTerminalbash
npx shadcn@latest add https://dsui.vercel.app/r/empty-state.jsonFiles
components/arc/empty-state/empty-state.module.csscomponents/arc/empty-state/empty-state.tsx
npm packages
@hugeicons/core-free-icons@^4.3.5@hugeicons/react@^1.1.10motion@^14.2.0
Registry items it pulls in
Source
View as Markdownempty-state.module.cssempty-state.module.cssempty-state.module.csscss
.root { display: flex; width: 100%; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; padding: clamp(var(--space-8), 8vw, var(--space-12)) var(--space-5); text-align: center; }
.icon { position: relative; display: grid; width: var(--space-12); height: var(--space-12); place-items: center; border: 1px solid var(--border); border-radius: var(--radius-panel); background: var(--surface-muted); color: var(--text-secondary); animation: empty-state-icon var(--duration-considered) var(--ease-enter) both; }
.glyph { display: grid; place-items: center; }
.frame { width: 100%; max-width: 100%; }
.copy { display: flow-root; }
/* The level is the page's outline, not the look: every heading level reads the same here. */
.title { position: relative; margin: var(--space-5) 0 0; color: var(--foreground); font-size: var(--text-base); font-weight: 500; line-height: var(--leading-body); }
.root p { position: relative; max-width: 18rem; margin: var(--space-2) auto 0; color: var(--text-secondary); font-size: var(--text-sm); line-height: var(--leading-body); }
/* Centered copy wraps into even lines, so a new description never leaves a single word hanging. */
.line { display: block; text-wrap: balance; }
.action { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; justify-content: center; gap: var(--space-3); margin-top: var(--space-5); }
/* The icon settles in once when the state first appears; later changes crossfade in place. */
@keyframes empty-state-icon { from { opacity: 0; transform: scale(.92); } to { opacity: 1; transform: scale(1); } }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { .icon { animation: none; } }
empty-state.tsxempty-state.tsxempty-state.tsxtsx
"use client";
import { isValidElement, useEffect, useLayoutEffect, useRef, type ReactNode } from "react";
import { AnimatePresence, animate, motion, useIsPresent, useMotionValue, type AnimationPlaybackControls, type HTMLMotionProps, type MotionProps, type TargetAndTransition, type Transition } from "motion/react";
import { useReducedMotion } from "../lib/use-reduced-motion";
import { HugeiconsIcon } from "@hugeicons/react";
import { Folder01Icon } from "@hugeicons/core-free-icons";
import { motionTokens } from "../lib/motion-tokens";
import styles from "./empty-state.module.css";
export interface EmptyStateProps {
title: string;
description: string;
action?: ReactNode;
icon?: ReactNode;
className?: string;
/** Optional accessible label for the state region. */
label?: string;
/**
* The heading level for `title`. Default 3, for an empty state inside a page that already has its own heading.
* A whole page that is the empty state — a 404, a search with no results — is a 1, so the page is not left
* with its only heading starting at level 3.
*/
headingLevel?: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4;
}
const exitFast: Transition = { duration: motionTokens.duration.fast, ease: [...motionTokens.ease.standard] };
const textIn: TargetAndTransition = { opacity: 0, y: "0.3em", filter: `blur(${motionTokens.blur.soft}px)` };
const textOut: TargetAndTransition = { opacity: 0, y: "-0.3em", filter: `blur(${motionTokens.blur.subtle}px)`, transition: exitFast };
const iconIn: TargetAndTransition = { opacity: 0, scale: .6, filter: `blur(${motionTokens.blur.subtle}px)` };
const shown: TargetAndTransition = { opacity: 1, y: "0em", scale: 1, filter: "blur(0px)" };
const fadeOut: TargetAndTransition = { opacity: 0, transition: { duration: motionTokens.duration.instant } };
/** Outgoing copies are hidden from assistive tech while they fade. */
function Swap(props: HTMLMotionProps<"span">) {
const present = useIsPresent();
return <motion.span {...props} aria-hidden={present ? props["aria-hidden"] : true} />;
}
/** A new icon component crossfades in; re-rendering the same icon stays still. */
function iconKey(icon: ReactNode) {
if (!isValidElement(icon)) return "icon";
const type = icon.type as string | { displayName?: string; name?: string };
return typeof type === "string" ? type : type.displayName ?? type.name ?? "icon";
}
/** Follows its content height. After `morphKey` changes, the height springs from the old size to the new one and then returns to auto, so passive reflows (a resize, a font swap) follow instantly. It clips only while moving, so focus rings stay visible at rest. */
function HeightFrame({ reduce, morphKey, children }: { reduce: boolean | null; morphKey: string; children: ReactNode }) {
const frame = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
const content = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
const height = useMotionValue<number | "auto">("auto");
const changedAt = useRef(0);
useLayoutEffect(() => { changedAt.current = performance.now(); }, [morphKey]);
useEffect(() => {
const node = content.current;
if (!node || typeof ResizeObserver === "undefined") return;
let last: number | undefined;
let controls: AnimationPlaybackControls | undefined;
const settle = () => { height.jump("auto"); if (frame.current) Object.assign(frame.current.style, { overflow: "", height: "auto" }); };
const observer = new ResizeObserver(([entry]) => {
if (!entry) return;
const next = entry.borderBoxSize?.[0]?.blockSize ?? node.offsetHeight;
const current = height.get();
const from = typeof current === "number" ? current : last;
last = next;
controls?.stop();
if (reduce || from === undefined || from === next || performance.now() - changedAt.current > 120) return settle();
// Pin the old height before this frame paints, then spring to the new one.
if (frame.current) Object.assign(frame.current.style, { overflow: "hidden", height: `${from}px` });
controls = animate(height, [from, next], { ...motionTokens.spring.smooth, onComplete: settle });
});
observer.observe(node);
return () => { observer.disconnect(); controls?.stop(); };
}, [height, reduce]);
return <motion.div ref={frame} className={styles.frame} style={{ height }}>
<div ref={content} className={styles.copy}>{children}</div>
</motion.div>;
}
export function EmptyState({ title, description, action, icon, className, label, headingLevel = 3 }: EmptyStateProps) {
const reduce = useReducedMotion();
// The look is the same at every level; only the outline the page builds changes.
const Heading = `h${headingLevel}` as "h1" | "h2" | "h3" | "h4";
const glyph = icon ?? <HugeiconsIcon icon={Folder01Icon} width={24} height={24} strokeWidth={1.5} />;
const enter: Transition = reduce ? { duration: motionTokens.duration.instant } : { duration: motionTokens.duration.standard, ease: [...motionTokens.ease.enter] };
const swap: MotionProps = { initial: reduce ? { opacity: 0 } : textIn, animate: shown, exit: reduce ? fadeOut : textOut, transition: enter };
// The result of an action morphs in place: the icon crossfades and the copy rises in while the old copy leaves.
return <section className={[styles.root, className].filter(Boolean).join(" ")} aria-label={label}>
<div className={styles.icon} aria-hidden="true"><AnimatePresence mode="popLayout" initial={false}><Swap key={iconKey(glyph)} className={styles.glyph} initial={reduce ? { opacity: 0 } : iconIn} animate={shown} exit={reduce ? fadeOut : { ...iconIn, transition: exitFast }} transition={reduce ? enter : motionTokens.spring.snappy}>{glyph}</Swap></AnimatePresence></div>
<HeightFrame reduce={reduce} morphKey={`${title}\n${description}`}>
<Heading className={styles.title}><AnimatePresence mode="popLayout" initial={false}><Swap key={title} className={styles.line} {...swap}>{title}</Swap></AnimatePresence></Heading>
<p><AnimatePresence mode="popLayout" initial={false}><Swap key={description} className={styles.line} {...swap}>{description}</Swap></AnimatePresence></p>
</HeightFrame>
{action && <div className={styles.action}>{action}</div>}
</section>;
}
export default EmptyState;