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Jank

Jank helps help diagnose stutter and choose more stable implementations.

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Jank helps help diagnose stutter and choose more stable implementations.

Visible stutter when the browser drops frames because it can't keep up with the animation

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Preview
Jank
420ms
28px
0ms
soft
.motion-card {
  animation-name: motion-jank;
  animation-duration: 420ms;
  animation-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.23, 1, 0.32, 1);
  animation-delay: 0ms;
  animation-fill-mode: both;
  will-change: transform, opacity;
  transform-origin: center;
}

@keyframes motion-jank {
  from {
    opacity: 0;
    transform: translateY(9px);
  }

  to {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: translateY(0) scale(1);
  }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .motion-card {
    animation-name: motion-jank-reduced;
    animation-duration: 180ms;
    animation-delay: 0ms;
    transform: none;
    animation-iteration-count: 1;
  }
}

@keyframes motion-jank-reduced {
  from {
    opacity: 0;
  }

  to {
    opacity: 1;
  }
}

Agent prompt

Use Jank for a UI fragment: Jank helps help diagnose stutter and choose more stable implementations. Animate transform and opacity, keep the duration at 420ms, use 28px of visual amplitude, add a 0ms delay, use soft easing (cubic-bezier(0.23, 1, 0.32, 1)), and include a reduced-motion fallback.

intent: entrancefeel: softcontext: card
Usage
  • Use Jank while reviewing motion risk.
  • Align designers, engineers, or agents around implementation standards.
  • Turn abstract motion principles into executable checks.
Examples
  • Use Jank to evaluate whether a motion pattern affects comprehension, performance, or comfort.
  • Turn Jank into an explicit review criterion during critique.
Review notes
  • Use Jank as review language instead of relying on vague taste.
  • Check whether it serves orientation, feedback, continuity, performance, or comfort.
  • If it adds friction to high-frequency work, reduce or remove the related motion.
Reduced motion

Under reduced motion, the Jank page keeps the static diagram and text relationships.