# framer-motion-gestures

A skill covering Framer Motion gesture animations: drag, pan, tap, hover and focus. Useful when you build interactive elements and need the prop details at hand.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 766 installs · ★ 10
- Author: C-Jeril
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/C-Jeril/framer-motion-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/framer-motion-gestures/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-04-02
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/framer-motion-gestures

## What it does

The skill walks through enabling gestures in Framer Motion. Dragging comes from the `drag` prop set to `"x"`, `"y"` or `true`, and movement bounds go through `dragConstraints` as an object with `left`, `right`, `top`, `bottom` or as a `ref` to a container. Bounce at the edges is handled by `dragElastic`, momentum after release by `dragMomentum` and `dragTransition` with a spring config.

Beyond drag, it covers `whileTap`, `whileHover` and `whileFocus`, plus the `onDrag`, `onDragStart`, `onDragEnd`, `onHoverStart` and `onHoverEnd` callbacks. Those callbacks receive point, velocity and offset from the start. Pan is described as lower-level pointer tracking without momentum, which separates it from drag with its visual feedback and constraints.

A Do Not section lists the usual breakage: `drag` without `dragConstraints` when the element should stay in bounds, excessive `dragElastic`, and animating conflicting properties such as `scale` and `x` at the same time. Drag events only fire after the pointer crosses a movement threshold, so a silent handler on small movements is worth checking. The skill ships inside the framer-motion-skills set, alongside skills for core animation, variants and layout animations.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add C-Jeril/framer-motion-skills --skill framer-motion-gestures -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/framer-motion-gestures/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/framer-motion-gestures/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add C-Jeril/framer-motion-skills --skill framer-motion-gestures -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/framer-motion-gestures/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add C-Jeril/framer-motion-skills --skill framer-motion-gestures -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/framer-motion-gestures/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install C-Jeril/framer-motion-skills framer-motion-gestures
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/framer-motion-gestures/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add C-Jeril/framer-motion-skills --skill framer-motion-gestures -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/C-Jeril/framer-motion-skills --path skills/framer-motion-gestures
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/framer-motion-gestures/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add C-Jeril/framer-motion-skills --skill framer-motion-gestures -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/C-Jeril/framer-motion-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/framer-motion-gestures/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- enable dragging on a single axis
- keep a draggable element inside its container
- add bounce-back when the element passes the bounds
- tune a spring for momentum after release
- attach animation to tap, hover or focus

## Example prompts
- Make a card draggable on the x axis with constraints from the container
- Add whileTap and whileHover scaling to this button
- Set up dragTransition with a spring for the draggable block

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: framer-motion-gestures
description: Official Framer Motion skill for gesture animations — drag, pan, tap, hover, focus, touch animations. Use when building interactive elements with drag, pan, tap, hover, or touch gestures, or when asking about Framer Motion drag constraints, gesture handlers, or interactive animations.
license: MIT
---

# Framer Motion Gestures

## When to Use This Skill

Apply when implementing gesture-driven animations: drag, pan, tap, hover, focus, or touch interactions. When the user asks about drag-and-drop, interactive elements, or gesture-based UI in Framer Motion.

**Related skills:** For core animation use **framer-motion-core**; for variants use **framer-motion-variants**; for layout animations use **framer-motion-layout**.

## Drag

Enable dragging with the `drag` prop:

```jsx
<motion.div
  drag="x"
  dragConstraints={{ left: -100, right: 100 }}
  whileDrag={{ scale: 1.1, cursor: "grabbing" }}
/>
```

### Drag Props

| Prop | Type | Description |
|------|------|-------------|
| **drag** | `bool \| "x" \| "y"` | Enable drag on axis |
| **dragConstraints** | `object \| RefObject` | Movement constraints |
| **dragMomentum** | `boolean` | Continue momentum after release (default: true) |
| **dragElastic** | `number \| object` | Elasticity of bounds (default: 0) |
| **dragTransition** | `Transition` | Spring config for momentum |
| **whileDrag** | `MotionProps` | Animation while dragging |
| **onDrag** | `function` | Callback during drag |
| **onDragStart** | `function` | Callback when drag starts |
| **onDragEnd** | `function` | Callback when drag ends |

### Drag Constraints

```jsx
<motion.div
  drag
  dragConstraints={{
    left: -100,
    right: 100,
    top: -50,
    bottom: 50
  }}
/>
```

### Ref-based Constraints

```jsx
function Draggable() {
  const constraintsRef = useRef(null);

  return (
    <>
      <motion.div
        ref={constraintsRef}
        style={{
          width: 500,
          height: 500,
          backgroundColor: "#eee"
        }}
      />
      <motion.div
        drag
        dragConstraints={constraintsRef}
      />
    </>
  );
}
```

## Pan

Pan is similar to drag but for pointer/touch:

```jsx
<motion.div
  drag="x"
  onDrag={(e, info) => {
    console.log("Position:", info.point);
    console.log("Velocity:", info.velocity);
  }}
/>
```

### Pan vs Drag
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