I Built a Neomorphic UI Library for Next.js Because Interfaces Deserve More Personality

Description and use

A neomorphic UI component library for Next.js was built to provide a distinct visual style while maintaining accessibility and theme flexibility.

Problem

Modern UI components often look similar, lacking distinctive visual identity while still needing functional accessibility and theme support.

Outcome

Developers can quickly add distinctive neomorphic components to Next.js projects, improving visual identity while maintaining accessibility and theme flexibility.

Workflow

• 1. Define neomorphic visual principles (soft depth, subtle highlights and shadows).
• 2. Build reusable components (inputs, cards, alerts, etc.) with shared styles and behavior.
• 3. Integrate theme tokens for light/dark mode and customization.
• 4. Ensure accessibility: keyboard interactions, focus feedback, disabled states, reduced‑motion support.
• 5. Publish as an npm package and document usage in GitHub repo.

Evidence

I built "baloot-neomorphic-ui", a reusable neomorphic UI component library for Next.js App Router and Tailwind CSS v4.

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It includes: Form controls: inputs, textareas, selects, checkboxes, radio groups, switches, and sliders.

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Neomorphism, sometimes called Soft UI, creates depth through subtle highlights and shadows.

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A component library cannot focus exclusively on appearance. It also needs to consider accessible markup, keyboard interactions, visible focus feedback, disabled states, and reduced-motion preferences where relevant.

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