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Reveal content as it scrolls into view — a gentle rise + fade, once per element. Use to give a long page calm rhythm. Honors prefers-reduced-motion and supports staggering. Do not delay above-the-fold content, and keep at most a few elements animating at once.

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Source SKILL.md: https://github.com/nexu-io/motion-anything/blob/HEAD/recipes/web/scroll-reveal/SKILL.md

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scroll-reveal

A gentle rise + fade as elements scroll into view. Part of motion-anything; obeys MOTION-SPEC.md.

When to use it

  • Long landing pages and stacked content sections.
  • Giving a page a calm sense of pace.

When NOT to use it (restraint)

  • Above-the-fold hero content the reader must see instantly.
  • Revealing many elements simultaneously — stagger them, max ~3 at once.

How to apply

  1. Copy scroll-reveal.css and scroll-reveal.js into the project, and link them.
  2. Mark elements: 
    <section data-reveal>…</section>
<li data-reveal data-reveal-delay="80">…</li>   <!-- optional stagger, ms -->
  3. An IntersectionObserver adds .is-in once, when the element enters the viewport.

Accessibility & performance

  • prefers-reduced-motion: everything is shown immediately, no travel.
  • Animates transform/opacity only; unobserves each element after it reveals.

Framework notes

  • React: render data-reveal attributes and run the init (or an equivalent useEffect + IntersectionObserver) after mount.