ZENTU · WIDGET #109

Point at the words that matter — 16 hand-drawn shapes and 6 modern styles that draw themselves in, rotating words, per-word shapes, gradient and sketchy strokes, and five ways to trigger them.

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We build websites that feel fast

SAAS LANDING PAGE · BEFORE / AFTER

Give every highlight its own shape with {shape::word} — here a strike-through for the problem and an underline for the promise.

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Trackwise Analytics

Stop guessing. Start knowing.

See which pages bring customers, which ones lose them, and what to fix first — in one clear dashboard. (Trackwise is a fictional product.)

Pricing · annual plan

Save 40% when you pay yearly

Sparks around a number make a discount impossible to miss.

Online store · banner

Summer sale — up to 50% off everything

A pill badge that grows in, with white text on a gradient.

BLOG · PULL QUOTE

A serif pull quote with a highlighter stroke behind the words that matter most.

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“The best productivity system is the one you’ll still be using in six months. Keep it simple enough to survive a bad week.”

— from “Small Systems”, a sample article on this demo blog

KIDS & EDUCATION · PLAYFUL

Handwritten highlighted words with loopy, zigzag and scribbled shapes that redraw on a loop.

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Learning maths can be fun!

Read, draw and explore every day

“Little Owls Learning” — a fictional kids’ learning app used as an example.

AGENCY · HOVER TO DRAW

Set the trigger to hover: each service draws its own shape when the mouse (or keyboard focus) lands on it — a lively services menu.

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Branding
Web design
Motion
Strategy

ABOUT PAGE · FOLLOWS THE SCROLL

With the scroll trigger each shape draws as its word moves up the screen — and undraws when you scroll back.

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Fieldnote started in 2016 as two people and a kitchen table. Today we are a team of forty who still believe that good software should feel calm, respect your time and never sell your data.

Fieldnote is a fictional company.

Neon Nights · live music

Friday is electric.
Saturday is unforgettable.

Neon glow and a flowing gradient — made for events, gaming and nightlife. (Neon Nights is a fictional event.)

Harbourline Homes

Homes for sale in Lisbon

Rotating place names with a 3D flip, framed by brackets. (A fictional agency.)

Careers

We’re hiring designers

The typing effect with a colour-block swipe.

22 STYLES

Every style on the same words. They draw in as you reach them. The last two cards combine options.

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1 · Curvy underline
Make it pop
2 · Double underline
Make it pop
3 · Squiggle
Make it pop
4 · Zigzag
Make it pop
5 · Brush swoosh
Make it pop
6 · Loopy underline
Make it pop
7 · Hand-drawn circle
Make it pop
8 · Scribbled circle
Make it pop
9 · Rough box
Make it pop
10 · Brackets
Make it pop
11 · Strike-through
Make it pop
12 · Cross-out
Make it pop
13 · Arrow underline
Make it pop
14 · Sparks
Make it pop
15 · Scribble fill
Make it pop
16 · Marker swipe
Make it pop
17 · Color block
Make it pop
18 · Thick bar
Make it pop
19 · Pill badge
Make it pop
20 · Gradient text
Make it pop
21 · Neon glow
Make it pop
22 · Outline → filled
Make it pop
23 · Rotating words
Make it pop
24 · Sketchy gradient
Make it pop
BUILT IN

Everything you need to draw the eye.

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16 hand-drawn shapes
Underlines, squiggles, zigzags, loops, circles, boxes, brackets, arrows, sparks, strike, cross-out, scribble, marker.
🎨
6 modern styles
Colour-block swipe, thick bar, pill badge, gradient text, neon glow and outline-to-filled.
🔁
Rotating words
Write {fast|simple|yours} and the word changes — slide, fade, flip, blur or typing.
🎯
Per-word shapes
{circle::word} picks a shape for one word, or let highlights take turns automatically.
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5 triggers
On view, repeat, hover, follow the scroll, or always shown.
🖍
Gradient & sketchy
Two-colour gradient strokes and a hand-sketched double line.
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Fonts
Site font, serif, handwritten or mono — and a separate font for the highlighted words.
♿
Accessible
Real text, screen readers read the words once, reduced motion shows the final state.

All businesses, products, events and quotes on this page are fictional examples.

Say it with a circle.

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