Theme Toggle
A light, dark and system toggle with a sun-to-moon morph, a segmented three-way variant with a sliding thumb and an optional circular view-transition reveal; it only calls onChange.
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The toggles only call onChange. Pass reveal for a circular view-transition reveal where the browser supports it.
Install
Add the editable source with the shadcn CLI. Your project also needs the shared theme tokens this component uses. Setup and requirements. The Pebble installer is not published yet.
npx shadcn@latest add https://pebbleui.com/r/theme-toggle.jsonProps
| Prop | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| value | "light" | "dark" | "system" | — | Current theme. Required. |
| onChange | (theme) => void | — | The only effect: the toggle never changes the document theme itself. |
| variant | "icon" | "segmented" | "icon" | One cycling button, or a three-way radiogroup with a sliding thumb. |
| includeSystem | boolean | false | Icon variant. Add system to the cycle. |
| reveal | boolean | false | Circular view-transition reveal from the control, where supported. |
| showLabels | boolean | false | Segmented variant. Text beside the icons. |
Build notes
- Glyph (24 px viewBox): core `circle r 4.25 → 8`; a mask with a black disc r 6.5 that springs from off-canvas (26, −2) to (16.5, 7.5) to cut the crescent; eight ray `line`s from r 7.25 to 9.5 whose end points collapse onto their start points in dark, with a 20 ms per-ray stagger on the way back to light. The ray group also rotates 45° and fades. Spring stiffness 300, damping 22. - System: a monitor with a filled half disc. Icon variant cross-fades sun/moon and monitor with a 10 px vertical slide, 200 ms on the enter curve. - Segmented thumb: `layoutId` per instance, house spring (420/32/0.8). - Reveal: `document.startViewTransition(() => flushSync(() => onChange(next)))`, then on `ready` animates `clip-path: circle()` on `::view-transition-new(root)` from 0 to the distance to the farthest viewport corner, centred on the control, over 1.6 × `--motion-slow` on `--motion-move`. A hoisted `<style precedence>` turns off the default cross-fade for the root transition, only when `reveal` is used. `flushSync` makes the consumer's state update land inside the transition's snapshot. <!-- PEBBLE-LICENSE -->
View source
registry/button/theme-toggle/theme-toggle.tsx
"use client";
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import * as React from "react";
import { flushSync } from "react-dom";
import { motion, MotionConfig, useReducedMotion } from "motion/react";
import { cn } from "@/lib/utils";
export type Theme = "light" | "dark" | "system";
const labels: Record<Theme, string> = { light: "Light", dark: "Dark", system: "System" };
// Our glyph: a sun whose eight rays retract while a shadow disc slides across
// the core, leaving a crescent. One SVG, so light → dark is a morph rather
// than a swap. A mask does the bite so it works on any background.
function SunMoon({ dark }: { dark: boolean }) {
const id = React.useId();
const reduce = useReducedMotion();
const spring = { type: "spring", stiffness: 300, damping: 22, mass: 0.7 } as const;
return (
<svg
viewBox="0 0 24 24"
fill="none"
aria-hidden="true"
className="size-[18px] overflow-visible"
>
<mask id={`${id}-bite`}>
<rect x="-4" y="-4" width="32" height="32" fill="white" />
<motion.circle
r="6.5"
fill="black"
initial={false}
animate={dark ? { cx: 16.5, cy: 7.5 } : { cx: 26, cy: -2 }}
transition={reduce ? { duration: 0 } : spring}
/>
</mask>
<motion.circle
cx="12"
cy="12"
fill="currentColor"
mask={`url(#${id}-bite)`}
initial={false}
animate={{ r: dark ? 8 : 4.25 }}
transition={reduce ? { duration: 0 } : spring}
/>
<motion.g
stroke="currentColor"
strokeWidth="1.75"
strokeLinecap="round"
initial={false}
animate={{ rotate: dark ? 45 : 0, opacity: dark ? 0 : 1 }}
style={{ originX: "12px", originY: "12px" }}
transition={reduce ? { duration: 0 } : { duration: 0.32, ease: [0.22, 1, 0.36, 1] }}
>
{Array.from({ length: 8 }, (_, i) => {
const a = (i / 8) * Math.PI * 2;
const x1 = 12 + Math.cos(a) * 7.25;
const y1 = 12 + Math.sin(a) * 7.25;
const x2 = 12 + Math.cos(a) * 9.5;
const y2 = 12 + Math.sin(a) * 9.5;
return (
<motion.line
key={i}
x1={x1}
y1={y1}
initial={false}
animate={{
x2: dark ? x1 : x2,
y2: dark ? y1 : y2,
}}
transition={
reduce
? { duration: 0 }
: { duration: 0.24, ease: [0.22, 1, 0.36, 1], delay: dark ? 0 : 0.12 + i * 0.02 }
}
/>
);
})}
</motion.g>
</svg>
);
}
function Monitor() {
return (
<svg
viewBox="0 0 24 24"
fill="none"
stroke="currentColor"
strokeWidth="1.75"
strokeLinecap="round"
strokeLinejoin="round"
aria-hidden="true"
className="size-[18px]"
>
<rect x="3.5" y="4.5" width="17" height="11.5" rx="2" />
<path d="M9 20h6M12 16v4" />
{/* Half-lit screen: the system decides. */}
<path d="M12 7v6.5a3.25 3.25 0 0 0 0-6.5z" fill="currentColor" stroke="none" />
</svg>
);
}
/**
* Runs `apply` inside a view transition that reveals the new theme as a
* circle growing from `origin`. Falls back to a plain call where view
* transitions or motion aren't available.
*/
function withReveal(apply: () => void, origin: { x: number; y: number } | null) {
const doc = typeof document === "undefined" ? null : document;
const reduce =
typeof window !== "undefined" &&
window.matchMedia?.("(prefers-reduced-motion: reduce)").matches;
if (!doc || !origin || reduce || typeof doc.startViewTransition !== "function") {
apply();
return;
}
const transition = doc.startViewTransition(() => flushSync(apply));
const radius = Math.hypot(
Math.max(origin.x, window.innerWidth - origin.x),
Math.max(origin.y, window.innerHeight - origin.y),
);
transition.ready
.then(() => {
const styles = getComputedStyle(doc.documentElement);
doc.documentElement.animate(
{
clipPath: [
`circle(0px at ${origin.x}px ${origin.y}px)`,
`circle(${radius}px at ${origin.x}px ${origin.y}px)`,
],
},
{
duration: (parseFloat(styles.getPropertyValue("--motion-slow")) || 320) * 1.6,
easing: styles.getPropertyValue("--motion-move") || "ease-in-out",
pseudoElement: "::view-transition-new(root)",
},
);
})
.catch(() => {});
}
// With `reveal`, the default cross-fade is switched off so only the circle
// shows. Scoped to the root transition; React 19 hoists and dedupes it.
const REVEAL_CSS =
"::view-transition-old(root),::view-transition-new(root){animation:none;mix-blend-mode:normal}";
function RevealStyle() {
return (
<style href="theme-toggle-reveal" precedence="default">
{REVEAL_CSS}
</style>
);
}
export type ThemeToggleProps = {
value: Theme;
/** The only effect: the toggle never touches the document's theme itself. */
onChange: (theme: Theme) => void;
/** `icon` cycles on click; `segmented` shows all three options. */
variant?: "icon" | "segmented";
/** Icon variant: include "system" in the cycle. */
includeSystem?: boolean;
/** Reveal the new theme with a circular view transition from the control. */
reveal?: boolean;
/** Segmented: show text labels beside the icons. */
showLabels?: boolean;
disabled?: boolean;
className?: string;
};
export function ThemeToggle({
value,
onChange,
variant = "icon",
includeSystem = false,
reveal = false,
showLabels = false,
disabled,
className,
}: ThemeToggleProps) {
function change(next: Theme, from: Element | null) {
if (next === value) return;
if (!reveal) return onChange(next);
const rect = from?.getBoundingClientRect();
withReveal(
() => onChange(next),
rect ? { x: rect.left + rect.width / 2, y: rect.top + rect.height / 2 } : null,
);
}
if (variant === "segmented") {
return (
<MotionConfig reducedMotion="user">
{reveal && <RevealStyle />}
<ThemeSegmented
value={value}
onSelect={change}
showLabels={showLabels}
disabled={disabled}
className={className}
/>
</MotionConfig>
);
}
const cycle: Theme[] = includeSystem ? ["light", "dark", "system"] : ["light", "dark"];
const current = cycle.includes(value) ? value : "light";
const next = cycle[(cycle.indexOf(current) + 1) % cycle.length];
return (
<MotionConfig reducedMotion="user">
{reveal && <RevealStyle />}
<button
type="button"
data-slot="theme-toggle"
data-theme-value={value}
disabled={disabled}
aria-label={`Theme: ${labels[value]}. Switch to ${labels[next].toLowerCase()}`}
onClick={(event) => change(next, event.currentTarget)}
className={cn(
"relative inline-flex size-9 shrink-0 cursor-pointer items-center justify-center overflow-hidden rounded-md bg-card text-foreground shadow-raised-xs ring-1 inset-shadow-highlight ring-hairline",
"transition-[background-color,box-shadow,transform] duration-(--motion-fast) ease-enter hover:bg-muted/60 active:scale-[0.94] active:shadow-none active:inset-shadow-none motion-reduce:transition-none motion-reduce:active:scale-100",
"focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-ring focus-visible:ring-offset-2 focus-visible:ring-offset-background focus-visible:outline-none",
"disabled:pointer-events-none disabled:opacity-50",
className,
)}
>
<motion.span
className="absolute inset-0 flex items-center justify-center"
initial={false}
animate={{ opacity: value === "system" ? 0 : 1, y: value === "system" ? -10 : 0 }}
transition={{ duration: 0.2, ease: [0.22, 1, 0.36, 1] }}
>
<SunMoon dark={value === "dark"} />
</motion.span>
<motion.span
className="absolute inset-0 flex items-center justify-center"
initial={false}
animate={{ opacity: value === "system" ? 1 : 0, y: value === "system" ? 0 : 10 }}
transition={{ duration: 0.2, ease: [0.22, 1, 0.36, 1] }}
>
<Monitor />
</motion.span>
</button>
</MotionConfig>
);
}
/* ------------------------------------------------------------- Segmented */
const order: Theme[] = ["light", "dark", "system"];
function ThemeSegmented({
value,
onSelect,
showLabels,
disabled,
className,
}: {
value: Theme;
onSelect: (theme: Theme, from: Element | null) => void;
showLabels: boolean;
disabled?: boolean;
className?: string;
}) {
const id = React.useId();
const refs = React.useRef<Record<string, HTMLButtonElement | null>>({});
return (
<div
role="radiogroup"
aria-label="Theme"
data-slot="theme-toggle"
data-variant="segmented"
aria-disabled={disabled || undefined}
onKeyDown={(event) => {
const step =
event.key === "ArrowRight" || event.key === "ArrowDown"
? 1
: event.key === "ArrowLeft" || event.key === "ArrowUp"
? -1
: 0;
if (!step || disabled) return;
event.preventDefault();
const next = order[(order.indexOf(value) + step + order.length) % order.length];
refs.current[next]?.focus();
onSelect(next, refs.current[next]);
}}
className={cn(
"inline-flex items-center gap-0.5 rounded-full bg-muted p-0.5 ring-1 inset-shadow-[0_1px_2px_var(--hairline)] ring-hairline",
disabled && "pointer-events-none opacity-50",
className,
)}
>
{order.map((theme) => {
const checked = theme === value;
return (
<button
key={theme}
ref={(node) => {
refs.current[theme] = node;
}}
type="button"
role="radio"
aria-checked={checked}
aria-label={showLabels ? undefined : labels[theme]}
tabIndex={checked ? 0 : -1}
disabled={disabled}
onClick={(event) => onSelect(theme, event.currentTarget)}
className={cn(
"relative isolate inline-flex h-7 cursor-pointer items-center justify-center gap-1.5 rounded-full text-[13px] font-medium text-muted-foreground transition-colors duration-(--motion-fast) hover:text-foreground motion-reduce:transition-none",
showLabels ? "px-2.5" : "w-8",
"aria-checked:text-foreground",
"focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-ring focus-visible:outline-none",
"[&_svg]:size-4",
)}
>
{checked && (
// The thumb is one raised pebble that slides between options.
<motion.span
layoutId={`${id}-thumb`}
aria-hidden="true"
transition={{ type: "spring", stiffness: 420, damping: 32, mass: 0.8 }}
className="absolute inset-0 -z-10 rounded-full bg-card shadow-raised-xs ring-1 inset-shadow-highlight ring-hairline"
/>
)}
{theme === "system" ? <Monitor /> : <SunMoon dark={theme === "dark"} />}
{showLabels && <span>{labels[theme]}</span>}
</button>
);
})}
</div>
);
}
