Click Animations in Slidev

This skill covers all click-based animations in Slidev, including v-click, v-after, v-clicks, v-switch, and motion directives for creating dynamic, engaging presentations.

When to Use This Skill

• Revealing content step by step
• Building up complex diagrams
• Creating suspense or emphasis
• Guiding audience attention
• Interactive presentation flow

v-click Basics

Component Syntax

<v-click>

This appears on the first click

</v-click>

Directive Syntax

<div v-click>
  This also appears on click
</div>

Multiple v-clicks

<v-click>First</v-click>
<v-click>Second</v-click>
<v-click>Third</v-click>

Each appears on successive clicks.

Click Positioning

Explicit Position

<div v-click="1">Appears first</div>
<div v-click="3">Appears third</div>
<div v-click="2">Appears second</div>

Relative Position

<div v-click>First (click 1)</div>
<div v-click="'+1'">Second (click 2)</div>
<div v-click="'+2'">Fourth (click 4)</div>

Same Click (v-after)

<v-click>Main content</v-click>
<v-after>Appears with main content</v-after>

Or using relative position:

<v-click>Main content</v-click>
<v-click="'+0'">Also appears with main</v-click>

v-clicks for Lists

Basic List Animation

<v-clicks>

- First item
- Second item
- Third item

</v-clicks>

Nested Lists

<v-clicks depth="2">

- Parent 1
  - Child 1.1
  - Child 1.2
- Parent 2
  - Child 2.1

</v-clicks>

Every N Items

<v-clicks every="2">

- Items 1-2 together
- (same click)
- Items 3-4 together
- (same click)

</v-clicks>

Hide on Click

v-click.hide

<div v-click.hide>This disappears on click</div>

v-click with hide

<v-click hide>
  This content will be hidden after the click
</v-click>

Range-based Hiding

<div v-click.hide="[2, 4]">
  Visible until click 2, hidden on clicks 2-3, visible again at click 4
</div>

v-switch

Switch between different content based on clicks:

<v-switch>
  <template #1>Content at click 1</template>
  <template #2>Content at click 2</template>
  <template #3>Content at click 3</template>
  <template #4-6>Content at clicks 4, 5, and 6</template>
  <template #default>Default content (before click 1)</template>
</v-switch>

Practical Example

<v-switch>
  <template #0>
    <h2>Step 1: Initialize</h2>
    <p>Set up the project structure</p>
  </template>
  <template #1>
    <h2>Step 2: Configure</h2>
    <p>Add configuration files</p>
  </template>
  <template #2>
    <h2>Step 3: Build</h2>
    <p>Run the build command</p>
  </template>
</v-switch>

Motion Animations

Basic Motion

<div
  v-motion
  :initial="{ opacity: 0, y: 100 }"
  :enter="{ opacity: 1, y: 0 }"
>
  Slides up and fades in
</div>

Motion with Clicks

<div
  v-motion
  :initial="{ x: -100, opacity: 0 }"
  :enter="{ x: 0, opacity: 1 }"
  :click-1="{ scale: 1.2 }"
  :click-2="{ x: 100 }"
  :leave="{ opacity: 0 }"
>
  Complex motion sequence
</div>

Motion Variants

Motion Properties

<div
  v-motion
  :initial="{
    opacity: 0,
    scale: 0.5,
    x: -200,
    y: 100,
    rotate: -45
  }"
  :enter="{
    opacity: 1,
    scale: 1,
    x: 0,
    y: 0,
    rotate: 0,
    transition: {
      duration: 500,
      ease: 'easeOut'
    }
  }"
>
  Animated element
</div>

Click Counter Configuration

Setting Total Clicks

---
clicks: 5
---

Forces the slide to have exactly 5 clicks.

Auto Clicks

---
clicks: auto
---

Automatically determines click count (default).

Styling Click States

CSS Classes

When an element has v-click:

• .slidev-vclick-target - Always applied
• .slidev-vclick-hidden - When hidden
• .slidev-vclick-current - Currently active click
• .slidev-vclick-prior - Already revealed

Custom Transitions

/* styles/index.css */
.slidev-vclick-target {
  transition: all 0.5s ease;
}

.slidev-vclick-hidden {
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(20px);
}

Scale Animation

.slidev-vclick-target {
  transition: all 0.3s ease;
}

.slidev-vclick-hidden {
  transform: scale(0);
  opacity: 0;
}

Blur Effect

.slidev-vclick-hidden {
  filter: blur(10px);
  opacity: 0;
}

Practical Patterns

Building a List

# Key Points

<v-clicks>

1. **Performance** - Optimized for speed
2. **Security** - Built-in protection
3. **Scalability** - Handles growth
4. **Maintainability** - Clean architecture

</v-clicks>

Progressive Diagram

# Architecture

<div class="grid grid-cols-3 gap-4">
  <div v-click="1" class="box">Frontend</div>
  <div v-click="2" class="box">API</div>
  <div v-click="3" class="box">Database</div>
</div>

<Arrow v-click="4" x1="100" y1="100" x2="200" y2="100" />
<Arrow v-click="5" x1="300" y1="100" x2="400" y2="100" />

Before/After Reveal

# The Solution

<div v-click.hide="2">
  <h2>Before</h2>
  <pre>Old code here</pre>
</div>

<div v-click="2">
  <h2>After</h2>
  <pre>New improved code</pre>
</div>

Animated Highlight

# Important Concept

<p v-click="1">
  This is a paragraph with
  <span
    v-motion
    :initial="{ background: 'transparent' }"
    :click-2="{ background: '#fef08a' }"
    class="px-1"
  >
    highlighted text
  </span>
  that appears.
</p>

Step-by-Step Code

```markdown `typescript {1|2|3|all} const name = 'Slidev' const version = '0.50' console.log(${name} v${version}`)

````

## Best Practices

### 1. Don't Overuse

❌ **Too many clicks**

<v-click>Word</v-click> <v-click>by</v-click> <v-click>word</v-click> <v-click>is</v-click> <v-click>annoying</v-click>

✓ **Meaningful groups**

<v-click>First complete thought</v-click> <v-click>Second complete thought</v-click>

### 2. Group Related Content

<v-click> <h3>Feature A</h3> <p>Description of feature A</p> </v-click>

<v-click> <h3>Feature B</h3> <p>Description of feature B</p> </v-click>

### 3. Consider Timing

<!-- Good for demos - immediate --> <div v-click>Quick reveal</div>

<!-- Good for emphasis - animated --> <div v-motion :initial="{ opacity: 0 }" :enter="{ opacity: 1, transition: { duration: 800 } }"

Dramatic reveal </div>

### 4. Use for Navigation Cues

<v-click at="1"> 👉 First, we'll look at setup </v-click>

<v-click at="2"> 👉 Then, we'll implement features </v-click>

<v-click at="3"> 👉 Finally, we'll deploy </v-click>

## Debugging Tips

1. **Check click count**: Look at the click counter in presenter mode
2. **Verify positions**: Use explicit positions when order matters
3. **Test all clicks**: Click through every animation before presenting
4. **Check CSS conflicts**: Custom styles might interfere

## Output Format

When creating click animations:

[Slide Title]

[Static introductory content if any]

<v-clicks>

• [Point revealed at click 1]
• [Point revealed at click 2]
• [Point revealed at click 3]

</v-clicks>

<v-click at="4">

[Conclusion that appears last]

</v-click>

CLICK SEQUENCE:

1. [What appears/happens]
2. [What appears/happens]
3. [What appears/happens]
4. [What appears/happens]

TOTAL CLICKS: [N]