Back to Dictionary
Empty & Error States
●○○Ready to Use

First Run Onboarding Pulse

A glowing, pulsating ring around a specific UI element intended to draw a brand new user's attention to the first action they should take.

Live Demo

Welcome! 👋

Your first step is to connect a data source so we can start analyzing.

What It Is

A glowing, pulsating ring around a specific UI element intended to draw a brand new user's attention to the first action they should take.

When to Use

  • First-time logins
  • Introducing a brand new core feature in a dense UI

When NOT to Use

  • Everyday use
  • On multiple elements concurrently

Configuration Tips

  • 01Similar to pulsing-hotspot but larger, acting as an outline shadow (box-shadow or ring-offset)
  • 02Fade it out completely once clicked

You've Seen It In

IntercomSlackCanva

Prompt Templates

Copy and paste these prompts into your AI coding assistant.

Add a pulsing glow effect around my "Create Project" button that flashes infinitely to draw a new user's eyes.

Code Example (Tailwind CSS)

export function FirstRunPulseDemo() {}