# Liquid Metal

> Animated liquid-metal border effect (metal-fx). Wrap any element — a button, link, or icon — with a live metallic ring driven by a shared WebGL renderer. Three presets (chromatic, silver, gold), button and circle variants, adjustable strength, glow and proximity reflections, theme-aware (auto/dark/light).

- Author: [Jakub Antalik](https://21st.dev/@Jakubantalik)
- License: mit
- Tags: Animation, Chat, WebGL, Metal, Shader
- npm dependencies: metal-fx
- Live preview: https://21st.dev/@Jakubantalik/components/metal-fx

## Install

```bash
npx shadcn@latest add "https://21st.dev/r/Jakubantalik/metal-fx?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