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Framer Motion

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description Framer Motion Overview

Framer Motion is the industry standard for creating production-ready animations in React. It provides a declarative syntax that makes complex gestures, transitions, and layout animations easy to implement.

From simple hover effects to intricate 3D-like movements and scroll-linked animations, Framer Motion handles the heavy lifting of physics-based motion. It is highly optimized for performance and offers deep integration with React's lifecycle.

help Framer Motion FAQ

Is Framer Motion now called Motion?

The library has been rebranded as Motion, and the React package is documented through the Motion project. Existing codebases may still use the older framer-motion package name, so migration details depend on the installed version.

How does AnimatePresence let a React component animate after unmounting?

AnimatePresence detects when a keyed child is removed from the React tree and keeps it present long enough to run its exit animation. Each direct child needs a stable, unique key or the library cannot reliably distinguish entering and leaving elements.

When should I use layout animations instead of manually animating width and position?

Adding the layout prop lets Motion animate between measured layouts after React changes the page. This is especially useful for reordered lists, expanding cards, and shared elements because the library calculates the visual transition.

Does Framer Motion work with server-rendered React frameworks?

It can be used in frameworks such as Next.js, but interactive motion components must execute on the client. In an App Router project, that usually means placing Motion code behind a client-component boundary while leaving static content server-rendered.

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