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# Retro Display

Customizable LED dot-matrix text display

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## Summary

Customizable LED dot-matrix text display

## Description

## Why it grabs attention:

Plain hero type gets scanned. The same words rendered as a flickering dot-matrix sign read as a physical object on the page, not type, and that's what makes a visitor stop for two more seconds. Cycle multiple messages through one sign and your hero carries a tagline, launch date, and CTA without extra blocks.

### Style statement:

CRTs, arcade cabinets, terminal energy. The chassis colors are tokens, so it can read as a modern brand mark or push hard into gaming, hardware, and AI tools.

### Under the hood:

\- The container size sets the dot grid. A \`ResizeObserver\` re-fits when the layout shifts.

\- 3x5 bitmap glyphs, multi-line wrap if the message overflows columns.

\- GSAP \`stagger: { from: "random" }\` cascade for the lit-dot reveal.

\- Cycling between messages uses one repeating timeline with dwell, fade-in, fade-out phases, cleaned up via \`gsap.context\`.

### Best for:

Hero status banners, launch and waitlist pages, retro/gaming/arcade brands, hardware and IoT, AI and developer tools, hackathon and event sites, studio portfolios.

### Controls:

\- **Texts**: array of strings, cycles through

\- **Accent**: lit-dot color

\- **Dot Size**: 2 to 16px, sets resolution

\- **Bezel**, **Ridge**, **Screen**, **Screws**: chassis colors

\- **Corner Radius**: 0 to 48px

### Built for production:

Auto-pauses offscreen (\`IntersectionObserver\`) and stays static on Framer's canvas and thumbnail. Respects \`prefers-reduced-motion\`. Auto-fits any container size. Marked as a polite live region for screen readers.

## Rank history [How rankings work →](/terms#rankings)

-   All · #9973

## Details

- **Author**: Abhrajit Ray
- **Price**: $7.00
- **Published**: 2026-05-26
- **Updated**: 2026-05-26
- **Added**: 2026-05-13
- **Categories**: Text

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