# CTA Footer

> A conversion-first footer — a cursor-tracked spotlight CTA card with a magnetic submit inside a fused email capsule, breaking out of the footer's top edge above staggered data-driven nav columns and a Tabler social row. Skeleton loading, light and dark themes.

- Category: Footer
- Frameworks: Vanilla, React + CSS, React + Tailwind
- Design system: Caret
- Dark mode: yes
- Access: free (sign in to copy the code)
- Tags: newsletter, navigation, social
- Page: https://builder.atheros.ai/components/cta-footer
- Preview: https://d17nmjscumqk5d.cloudfront.net/builder/templates/tpl_builder_cta_footer/preview-cc5c857ca7b5.webp

## Features

- Focal conversion card that straddles the footer's top edge — the footer surface rises behind the card's lower half via a real layout band (no transforms or negative margins), so the card visually breaks out of the footer into the page above. Filled edge-to-edge with the brand violet gradient, layered with two radial sheens, a violet ambient shadow, and a `{rounded.lg}` 20px radius
- Cursor-tracked interactions on the card: a radial spotlight follows the pointer via `--cft-mx`/`--cft-my` custom properties on a `::after` layer, and the whole card tilts up to ±1.4° with rAF-eased `perspective` rotation that settles smoothly on leave
- CTA copy stack — uppercase "Altitude Academy" eyebrow chip, 28px Sora "Elevate your tech skills" headline, supporting line, and a "Free 7-day trial" microcopy note aligned to the capsule's input text
- Fused email capsule — input and button share one glassy pill with a white `:focus-within` ring; the note and the `aria-live` error occupy the same grid slot so validation swaps them with zero layout shift
- Magnetic white "Start learning" submit — the button eases a few px toward the cursor inside its reach zone and springs back, with fake-latency "Signing up…" and a green "You are in ✓" success morph that resets after 2.5s
- Official Tabler comet logomark built at runtime and stroked with the three-stop brand gradient, recolored per theme via `<linearGradient>` stops driven by CSS custom properties
- Four nav columns (Product, Resources, Company, Legal) rendered from a data array with `createElement`/`textContent` — each an `aria-label`led `<nav>` landmark
- Nav link hover paints the brand gradient onto the text and sweeps a gradient underline in with a springy overshoot `transform: scaleX`
- Official Tabler brand social icons (Instagram, LinkedIn, X, YouTube, GitHub) built at runtime with a calm accent-tint hover — no movement, no layout shift
- Edge-faded hairline divider between the nav grid and the bottom bar, plus a copyright line and social row that reverse into a centered column on small screens
- Skeleton loading on boot — the brand mark, four nav columns, and social row render shimmering placeholder bars via a `fetchFooter` fake-latency seam (~800ms), then real content rises in with a per-column stagger (`is-loaded` opacity/transform reveal)
- Multi-stop radial page halos behind the footer — violet/fuchsia/indigo in both themes

## Accessibility

- **Landmarks** — `<footer>` contentinfo, one `aria-label`led `<nav>` per column, `<main>` page area
- **CTA heading** — `<section aria-labelledby="cta-title">` tying the card to its `<h2>`
- **Form label** — Visually-hidden `<label for="subscribe-email">` plus placeholder
- **Validation** — `aria-live="polite"` error line referenced by `aria-describedby`, `aria-invalid` on the input
- **Social links** — `aria-label` + `rel="noopener"` per link, decorative SVGs `aria-hidden="true"`
- **Focus indicators** — Global `:focus-visible` ring, white ring replacement on the on-card input
- **Reduced motion** — `prefers-reduced-motion: reduce` disables all animations
- **Viewport** — `100dvh` for mobile-safe viewport height

## Keyboard shortcuts

- `Enter` — Submit the CTA form

## Common questions

**Which frameworks is CTA Footer available in?**

CTA Footer ships as Vanilla, React + CSS and React + Tailwind — HTML, CSS, JS and React source you can copy, download or clone into Atheros AI Builder.

**Is CTA Footer free?**

Yes. CTA Footer is a free component: preview it without an account, and sign in with a free Atheros account to copy or download the full source and customise it with AI.

**Does CTA Footer support dark mode?**

Yes. CTA Footer ships light and dark themes, both drawn from the Caret design system's tokens. Switch the preview to dark mode to compare them.

## Get the code

Preview CTA Footer live, then sign in to copy or download the source, apply another design system, or ask the AI assistant to change it: https://builder.atheros.ai/components/cta-footer

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