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Neon arcade sign

Pink neon ARCADE sign with CSS flicker animations and a yellow chasing-light marquee around a glowing pink border frame.

css+canvasmedium complexitymoderate motion

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When to use it

Retro gaming, arcade, or entertainment themes. Dark-mode hero sections needing ambient neon atmosphere.

When not to

Light-background layouts (background hardcoded dark purple). Contexts where flicker could affect users with photosensitivity.

Working with an AI agent

Every component ships agent-ready metadata. An example instruction for this one:

Change the sign text from 'ARCADE' to 'DINER', swap the pink neon color (#ff2fa0) to amber (#ff8c00), and increase marquee lamp count from N=24 to N=32.

Safe to edit

  • sign text (div.sign content)
  • neon glow color (#ff2fa0)
  • marquee lamp count (N=24)
  • chase speed (t+=0.03)
  • flicker timing (@keyframes fk/fk2)

Keep intact

  • prefers-reduced-motion guard on animations and t+=0
  • visibilitychange pause (cancelAnimationFrame)
  • IIFE-free but self-contained script
  • place() + resize listener for lamp positioning

Known limitations

  • Background color hardcoded in CSS — must edit to change dark purple
  • Flicker animations may be problematic for photosensitive users; reduced-motion disables all animation but no intermediate low-motion option exists

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