card

Displays a card with header, content, and footer.

Philosophy

Cards are the universal container for grouped content. We decompose them into Header, Content, Footer, Title, and Description not because every card needs all five, but because real-world cards vary enormously. A pricing card needs a footer; a notification card doesn't. The sub-component pattern lets you compose exactly what you need.

Installation

npx @gentleduck/cli add card

npx @gentleduck/cli add card

Usage

import {
  Card,
  CardAction,
  CardContent,
  CardDescription,
  CardFooter,
  CardHeader,
  CardTitle,
} from "@/components/ui/card"

<Card>
  <CardHeader>
    <CardTitle>Card Title</CardTitle>
    <CardDescription>Card Description</CardDescription>
    <CardAction>Card Action</CardAction>
  </CardHeader>
  <CardContent>
    <p>Card Content</p>
  </CardContent>
  <CardFooter>
    <p>Card Footer</p>
  </CardFooter>
</Card>

Examples

Component Composition

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RTL Support

Direction is resolved through the shared primitives direction module. Use a local dir="rtl" override when the component exposes it, or set DirectionProvider at app/root level for global RTL/LTR behavior.

Motion

Alpha: Motion Compositions

Motion components work standalone, but some compositions may behave unexpectedly: this is still under active development. If you find a broken composition, please file an issue.

Use MotionCard, MotionCardHeader, MotionCardContent, and MotionCardFooter for staggered scale-and-blur entrance animations powered by motion.

Requires the motion package. Replace Card with MotionCard, CardHeader with MotionCardHeader, CardContent with MotionCardContent, and CardFooter with MotionCardFooter. CardTitle, CardDescription, and CardAction stay the same.

API Reference

Card

Prop	Type	Default	Description
`dir`	`'ltr' \| 'rtl'`	-	Text direction override. Resolved via `useDirection` (`dir` prop -> `DirectionProvider` -> `'ltr'`).
`className`	`string`	-	Additional CSS classes applied to the card container
`children`	`React.ReactNode`	-	Card content
`...props`	`React.HTMLProps<HTMLDivElement>`	-	Additional props to spread to the content div

CardHeader

Prop	Type	Default	Description
`className`	`string`	-	Additional CSS classes applied to the header
`children`	`React.ReactNode`	-	Header content
`...props`	`React.HTMLProps<HTMLDivElement>`	-	Additional props to spread to the content div

CardTitle

Prop	Type	Default	Description
`className`	`string`	-	Additional CSS classes applied to the title
`children`	`React.ReactNode`	-	Title content
`...props`	`React.HTMLProps<HTMLDivElement>`	-	Additional props to spread to the content div

CardDescription

Prop	Type	Default	Description
`className`	`string`	-	Additional CSS classes applied to the description
`children`	`React.ReactNode`	-	Description content
`...props`	`React.HTMLProps<HTMLDivElement>`	-	Additional props to spread to the content div

CardAction

Prop	Type	Default	Description
`className`	`string`	-	Additional CSS classes applied to the action container
`children`	`React.ReactNode`	-	Action content (e.g. buttons, icons)
`...props`	`React.HTMLProps<HTMLDivElement>`	-	Additional props to spread to the content div

CardContent

Prop	Type	Default	Description
`className`	`string`	-	Additional CSS classes applied to the content area
`children`	`React.ReactNode`	-	Main card content
`...props`	`React.HTMLProps<HTMLDivElement>`	-	Additional props to spread to the content div

CardFooter

Prop	Type	Default	Description
`className`	`string`	-	Additional CSS classes applied to the footer
`children`	`React.ReactNode`	-	Footer content
`...props`	`React.HTMLProps<HTMLDivElement>`	-	Additional props to spread to the content div

MotionCard

Same props as Card. Adds a scaleIn entrance animation (fade, scale, and blur) with a bouncy spring transition. Requires the motion package.

MotionCardHeader

Same props as CardHeader. Adds a scaleIn entrance (fade, scale, and blur) with a bouncy spring transition and a 50ms delay. Requires the motion package.

MotionCardContent

Same props as CardContent. Adds a scaleIn entrance (fade, scale, and blur) with a bouncy spring transition and a 100ms delay. Requires the motion package.

MotionCardFooter

Same props as CardFooter. Adds a scaleIn entrance (fade, scale, and blur) with a bouncy spring transition and a 150ms delay. Requires the motion package.