Pixel Streak
A copy-paste glitch & distortion component in pure HTML & CSS. Zero dependencies, framework-agnostic, MIT-licensed.
Glitch & DistortionHTMLCSSany framework
STREAK
Copy into your project
HTML
<!-- Pixel Streak — vertical columns "pull" pixels up/down in a burst. -->
<div class="nuda-glitch-streak">
<span>STREAK</span>
<span class="nuda-glitch-streak__col"></span>
<span class="nuda-glitch-streak__col"></span>
<span class="nuda-glitch-streak__col"></span>
<span class="nuda-glitch-streak__col"></span>
</div>CSS
/* ── Pixel Streak ────────────────────────────────────────────
A few vertical gradient columns (lime / cyan / magenta) briefly
stretch on the Y axis to fake "stuck pixel" smearing, then vanish.
The burst happens once per ~4.5s cycle — well under 3 flashes/sec.
──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.nuda-glitch-streak {
position: relative;
display: grid;
place-items: center;
width: 100%;
aspect-ratio: 4 / 3;
border-radius: 12px;
overflow: hidden;
background: #09090b;
color: #e4ff54;
font: 900 1.4rem/1 ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
letter-spacing: 0.12em;
}
.nuda-glitch-streak__col {
position: absolute;
top: 0;
bottom: 0;
left: 8%;
width: 8%;
background: linear-gradient(180deg, transparent, rgba(228, 255, 84, 0.5), transparent);
opacity: 0;
animation: glitch-streak-pull 4.5s ease-in-out infinite;
}
.nuda-glitch-streak__col:nth-child(2) {
left: 22%;
animation-delay: 0.3s;
background: linear-gradient(180deg, transparent, rgba(0, 229, 255, 0.45), transparent);
}
.nuda-glitch-streak__col:nth-child(3) {
left: 54%;
animation-delay: 0.6s;
}
.nuda-glitch-streak__col:nth-child(4) {
left: 78%;
animation-delay: 0.15s;
background: linear-gradient(180deg, transparent, rgba(255, 0, 212, 0.4), transparent);
}
@keyframes glitch-streak-pull {
0%, 82%, 100% { opacity: 0; transform: scaleY(0.2); }
86% { opacity: 0.9; transform: scaleY(1); }
92% { opacity: 0.6; transform: scaleY(1.4); }
}
/* ── Accessibility ──────────────────────────────────────── */
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.nuda-glitch-streak__col { animation: none; opacity: 0; }
}How to use Pixel Streak
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.