StackingCards

Scroll-pinned stack of cards that layer on top of each other as the user scrolls.

stable layout #scroll#motion#layout

Research
Interviews, journey maps, and shadowing users in the wild. Design decisions trace back to evidence.
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Prototype
High-fidelity interactions in the real medium. Ship rough and real, then polish against feedback.
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Validate
Measure against the hypothesis. A 10% improvement compounds. A 44% lift changes the roadmap.
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Embed in a full-height page to see the scroll-pinned effect

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Usage

Use for process steps, feature lists, or any sequential content where the "piling up" metaphor reinforces hierarchy. Works best inside a sufficiently tall container so the scroll effect has room to play out. The sticky effect requires the component to be embedded in a real scrolling layout. The playground preview shows the static layout — embed in a page to see the pinned effect.

Do / Don't

- **Do** give each card a meaningful `title` and `body` — the layout is text-first. - **Do** keep the card count to 3–6 — more cards break the visual hierarchy. - **Don't** nest inside `overflow: hidden` containers — sticky positioning breaks. - **Don't** use for interactive content (forms, accordions) — the stacking creates confusing z-order.

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A11y

Respects prefers-reduced-motion — cards render stacked vertically without pinning. All cards are in DOM order so screen readers read them sequentially.

Source

src/components/StackingCards.tsx

Live playground

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Prototype

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Research

Prototype

Validate