Expanding Strip
A row of tall photo panels, edge-to-edge. Hover one and it blooms wide while the rest compress to make room, then the title rises inside it.
One of 65 GSAP components in React, Vue and HTML.
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Where this component came from.
We built it for annnimate.com, our own site, and kept it in the library once it earned its place. The same code runs in production today.
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Frequently asked
- Does Expanding Strip work with React and Vue?
- Expanding Strip ships as React (Next.js included), Vue 3 (Nuxt included), plain HTML/CSS/JS - the same animation in each format. The React version uses the official useGSAP hook with cleanup handled; the Vue version is a real single-file component with <script setup>.
- Do I need GSAP to use Expanding Strip?
- Yes. Expanding Strip is built on GSAP directly, and GSAP has been 100% free for commercial use, including every plugin, since version 3.13. The component page lists exactly what to install.
- Can I customize Expanding Strip without editing code?
- Expanding Strip exposes 7 tunable controls in the Customize panel on this page - drag the values, watch the live preview respond, and the code you copy carries your exact settings.
- Is Expanding Strip free?
- Expanding Strip is part of the Annnimate Library, a paid subscription (from EUR 249/year). The live preview and customization run free on this page; the paste-ready code is for members.
- Can I use Expanding Strip in client projects?
- Yes. The Annnimate license covers commercial and client work - ship Expanding Strip on as many projects as you build, with no attribution required.
- Does Expanding Strip respect prefers-reduced-motion?
- Yes. Every Annnimate component handles prefers-reduced-motion via gsap.matchMedia, so users who opt out of motion get an effectively instant, readable state.
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