# Border Beam

> Animated border beam effect for React. Wraps any element with a traveling, hue-shifting glow around its border. This demo shows an AI chat/prompt composer with the medium full-border beam.

- Author: [Jakub Antalik](https://21st.dev/@Jakubantalik)
- License: mit
- Tags: Animation, Border, Beam, Glow
- npm dependencies: border-beam
- Live preview: https://21st.dev/@Jakubantalik/components/border-beam

## Install

```bash
npx shadcn@latest add "https://21st.dev/r/Jakubantalik/border-beam?api_key=$API_KEY_21ST"
```

Requires a 21st API key (generate one at https://21st.dev/mcp) passed as `API_KEY_21ST`. Free accounts get a limited number of installs per day; unlimited on a paid plan — see https://21st.dev/pricing.

Full component directory: https://21st.dev/llms.txt · More like this: https://21st.dev/community/components/s/animation.md