# Empty State Mezzotint

> An animated ambient canvas icon for empty states that renders an ASCII-art mezzotint texture, subtractively scraping light out of a dense dark burr to form a living, print-like glyph.

- Author: [nikolas-sapa](https://21st.dev/@nikolas-sapa)
- Library: @ns-ui
- License: no-license
- Tags: Icon, Canvas, Empty State, Ambient, Ascii
- Live preview: https://21st.dev/@nikolas-sapa/components/empty-state-mezzotint

## Install

```bash
npx shadcn@latest add "https://21st.dev/r/nikolas-sapa/empty-state-mezzotint?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/icon.md