# Liquid Tab Bar

> A bottom tab bar for mobile apps where the active tab sits inside a gradient pill that glides to the tapped icon with spring physics instead of just swapping a color class. Badges pop in with a spring and then idle with a small periodic bounce, so an unread count stays noticeable without flashing or looping forever at full speed.

- Author: [Holo](https://21st.dev/@vovalopuh13)
- License: mit
- Tags: Animation, Navigation, Mobile
- npm dependencies: gsap, @gsap/react, lucide-react, framer-motion
- Live preview: https://21st.dev/@vovalopuh13/components/liquid-tab-bar

## Install

```bash
npx shadcn@latest add "https://21st.dev/r/vovalopuh13/liquid-tab-bar?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