---
title: "Vignette"
description: "Cinematic radial vignette overlay using a pure-CSS gradient — darkens the edges to pull focus toward the center"
---

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## Install

```bash Terminal
npx hyperframes add vignette
```

That writes one file: `compositions/components/vignette.html`.

## Paste it into your composition

Open `compositions/components/vignette.html` and copy what is inside into your own composition.
The file opens with a comment header that walks you through it.

A component has no size or duration of its own. It takes both from the composition
you paste it into.

{/* hf:generated-footer */}

Tagged `vignette` `overlay` `cinematic` `effect`.

## Related topics

- [Browse the complete Catalog](/catalog)
- [Add assets and Catalog items in Studio](/studio/assets-and-blocks)
- [Build a richer composition](/go-further)