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BlocksEmpty states

Empty states

Four empty states in one illustration whose shapes morph between scenes as you switch tabs.

$pnpm dlx shadcn@latest add @uiarc/empty-states
Live block · sample data

No results for “Q3 roadmap”

Two filters are on: owner is Emma Collins and status is archived.

When to use

  • A reference for no results, offline, inbox zero, and 404 moments with one shared illustration style.
  • Extracting one scene as a richer empty state for a key screen.

When not to use

  • Use empty-state for a simple empty state with an icon, text, and action.
  • Use onboarding-illustration for first-run screens that teach the product.
  • Use skeleton while content is still loading.

Installation

Add Empty states with the shadcn CLI, or copy the source by hand.

$pnpm dlx shadcn@latest add @uiarc/empty-statespnpm dlx shadcn@latest add @uiarc/empty-states

Adds the block and its local dependencies, and installs motion. First time? Add the @uiarc registry to components.json, or use the full URL:

Usage

Use this for no results, offline, inbox zero and missing page moments. Wire each action to your real filter reset, retry, refresh or search; the preview simulates them locally.

example.tsx
1import { EmptyStates } from "@/registry/blocks/empty-states/empty-states";2 3export default function EmptyGallery() {4  return (5    <main>6      <EmptyStates />7    </main>8  );9}

API reference

EmptyStates

Four empty states (no results, offline, inbox zero, missing page) in one illustration that morphs between scenes via tabs, each with a simulated action. Scene copy is in empty-states.tsx and shapes in empty-states-art.ts.

No props.

Keyboard interactions

LeftorRight
Move between scene tabs (wraps around).
HomeorEnd
Jump to the first or last scene.

Accessibility

  • Scenes use role="tablist", "tab" and "tabpanel" with aria-selected and aria-controls.
  • The illustration is a role="img" labelled by the scene; a polite live region reports action results.

Motion

  • Each shape morphs its path to the next scene with slight per-shape delays, and the tab indicator glides with a layoutId.
  • Reduced motion swaps scenes with a short fade and no morph.

Responsive behavior

  • The block is a container query root; from a 560px container the title steps up a size.
  • Pointer parallax only turns on for hover-capable fine pointers, so touch devices get a still illustration.

Performance

  • Shape morphs run on a small requestAnimationFrame loop that stops as soon as every shape settles.
  • A ResizeObserver springs the copy height when scenes change.

Notes for AI

Give your coding assistant the Markdown reference instead of screenshots.

  • Use as a reference for no results, offline, inbox zero or 404 moments; usually you extract one scene rather than ship the tabbed gallery.
  • Actions (clear filters, retry, refresh, search) are simulated; wire them to your real handlers.
  • For a single simple empty state, prefer the empty-state component.
/components/blocks/empty-states/markdown

The full library index for assistants is at /llms.txt.

Related

Empty stateComponentA useful next step when there is nothing to show yet.TabsComponentSwitch between related content in the same context.
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Arc · 75 block pagesllms.txt

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  • Performance
  • Notes for AI
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