# Text Highlight

> An animated text highlight that reveals a background, underline, or hand-drawn brush stroke behind a span of text when it scrolls into view.

- Author: [uiable](https://21st.dev/@uiable)
- Library: [uiable](https://21st.dev/@uiable/library/uiable)
- License: no-license
- Tags: Text Highlight, Animation, Framer Motion, Underline, Typography
- npm dependencies: cn, framer-motion
- Live preview: https://21st.dev/@uiable/components/text-highlight

## Install

```bash
npx shadcn@latest add "https://21st.dev/r/uiable/text-highlight?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/text-highlight.md