# Hand Drawn Doodles for React and Tailwind

> A hand drawn arrow or a quick scribble under a word makes a polished page feel like a person made it. These doodles draw themselves in as they appear, point at what matters and underline the line you want remembered. Use one or two, never a page full. Preview each one live, install it as code you own and place it beside your own words.

1 components. 

- [Squiggle Arrow](https://layro.dev/@nolly-studio/squiggle-arrow.md): A playful, hand-drawn squiggly arrow component (`npx layro-cli add @nolly-studio/squiggle-arrow`)

## About

Hand drawn doodles add a human mark to a page: arrows that point at a call to action, scribbles, circles around a word and underlines that draw themselves in as you scroll.

Use one or two where you'd draw on a printout by hand, to point or emphasise, not as decoration everywhere. Keep them in SVG so they stay sharp and take your colour, and hide them from screen readers since they carry no words.

## Frequently asked questions

### How do I add a hand drawn arrow to a website?

Use an SVG path drawn with a slightly uneven line, coloured with currentColor so it follows your text colour. Position it next to what it points at, often a call to action or a screenshot.

### How do I make an SVG doodle draw itself?

Set the path's stroke-dasharray and stroke-dashoffset to its length, then animate the offset to zero, often when it scrolls into view. The line appears as if it's being drawn.

### How do I underline a word with a scribble?

Wrap the word in an inline element, place an SVG scribble under it sized to the word's width, and animate it in when it appears. Keep the real text unchanged so it stays selectable and readable.

### Should doodles be hidden from screen readers?

Yes, mark them aria-hidden when they're decoration. If a doodle carries meaning, like an arrow labelled try this, put that meaning in the nearby text instead.

### Where can I use hand drawn elements on a landing page?

Point an arrow at the main call to action, circle a key word in the headline, or underline the phrase you want remembered. A few marks feel personal; many feel messy.

### How do I make doodles match my brand?

Draw them with currentColor or your accent colour, at a stroke width that matches your icons and type. One consistent hand across the site matters more than any single doodle.

### Are doodles good for performance?

Yes. They're small SVG paths, often a few hundred bytes, and animating their stroke is cheap. They're one of the lightest ways to add character to a page.

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