Datamosh
A copy-paste glitch & distortion component in pure HTML & CSS. Zero dependencies, framework-agnostic, MIT-licensed.
Glitch & DistortionHTMLCSSany framework
DATA
Copy into your project
HTML
<!-- Datamosh — blocky displacement bands sweep down the frame. -->
<div class="nuda-glitch-datamosh">
<span>DATA</span>
<span class="nuda-glitch-datamosh__block"></span>
<span class="nuda-glitch-datamosh__block"></span>
<span class="nuda-glitch-datamosh__block"></span>
</div>CSS
/* ── Datamosh ────────────────────────────────────────────────
Translucent "compression-artifact" blocks sweep vertically in a
brief burst every few seconds (staggered cyan / magenta / lime).
Each block fades and moves — no full-frame flashing.
──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.nuda-glitch-datamosh {
position: relative;
display: grid;
place-items: center;
width: 100%;
aspect-ratio: 4 / 3;
border-radius: 12px;
overflow: hidden;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #101014, #09090b);
color: #e4ff54;
font: 900 1.4rem/1 ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
letter-spacing: 0.1em;
}
.nuda-glitch-datamosh__block {
position: absolute;
left: 0;
right: 0;
height: 22%;
background: rgba(228, 255, 84, 0.12);
mix-blend-mode: screen;
opacity: 0;
animation: glitch-datamosh-sweep 5s ease-in-out infinite;
}
.nuda-glitch-datamosh__block:nth-child(2) {
animation-delay: 1.6s;
background: rgba(0, 229, 255, 0.12);
}
.nuda-glitch-datamosh__block:nth-child(3) {
animation-delay: 3.2s;
background: rgba(255, 0, 212, 0.1);
}
@keyframes glitch-datamosh-sweep {
0%, 70%, 100% { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(0) scaleX(1); }
74% { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(120%) scaleX(1.04); }
80% { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(240%) scaleX(0.96); }
86% { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(340%) scaleX(1); }
}
/* ── Accessibility ──────────────────────────────────────── */
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.nuda-glitch-datamosh__block { animation: none; opacity: 0; }
}How to use Datamosh
Paste the HTML where you need it and the CSS into a global stylesheet (or a <style> tag). Every class is prefixed nuda- so it never collides with Tailwind or your own styles. Tweak the CSS custom properties to match your design system.
Works in React, Vue, Svelte, Astro, Next.js, Nuxt, Laravel Blade, Django, Rails — or a single .html file. No npm install, no build step.