---
title: Thinking
description: The animated spinner and rotating verb Claude shows before replying.
---

<Component path="claude/examples/claude-thinking" />

<RegistryInstall name="claude-thinking" />

`ClaudeThinking` pairs an animated [Spinner](/components/claude/spinner) with a serif verb that runs through [Shimmer](/components/shimmer) and changes every 2.2 seconds. It is a polite live region. Reduced motion stops the spinner and keeps the first verb.

| Prop | Default | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `verbs` | `Untangling`, `Pondering`, ... | The verbs to cycle through. |
| `intervalMs` | `2200` | Time per verb. |
| `reducedMotion` | system setting | Forces reduced motion on or off. |

## Used in

**[Claude](/blocks/claude)**

A full recreation of the claude.ai chat with web search, serif replies, message actions and the model picker.