Notch vs similar

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• ANotchaceternitylive (upstream)
  state — subtledrop-inOrganicTrustworthyPremium

  motion · medium cost

  A floating, configurable notch that pins to the top or bottom of the screen. Pass an array of items with links and it animates the active state as you switch between them.

  $npx shadcn@latest add @aceternity/notch

  Gallery pageOpen live demo

  Pick PassAdd to shortlist
• BFloating Navbarsmoothuiimage
  No preview yetOpen live demo ↗
  scroll · state — subtledrop-inRefinedPremium

  motion · medium cost · respects reduced motion

  Floating pill navbar that tightens its padding after 120px of scroll, hides on scroll-down and returns on scroll-up, with a layoutId pill behind the active link. bg-background/90 + backdrop-blur, theme tokens; focus ring uses brand. Positioned absolute — pass className="fixed" for a page navbar. Hide-on-scroll is disabled under reduced motion. Marketing pages only (see the navigation playbook's scroll-aware direction).

  $npx shadcn@latest add @smoothui/floating-navbar

  Gallery pageOpen live demo

  Pick PassAdd to shortlist

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