
Video Thumbnail
From syxUI — written for both platforms, not translated between them.
A self-contained video thumbnail component — SwiftUI, gradient placeholders, no image assets needed.
Cards · SwiftUI · iOS 17
- cards
- swiftui
The actual source
ThumbnailCard.swift
// Video Thumbnail · syxUI · https://syxui.dev/components/media-thumbnail
// Free in any project. Keep this line and credit syxUI where a person can read it.
import SwiftUI
func mediaGradient(_ i: Int) -> LinearGradient {
let pairs: [(Color, Color)] = [
(Color(red: 0.98, green: 0.42, blue: 0.36), Color(red: 0.85, green: 0.18, blue: 0.22)),
(Color(red: 0.36, green: 0.42, blue: 0.9), Color(red: 0.16, green: 0.18, blue: 0.42)),
(Color(red: 0.2, green: 0.6, blue: 0.45), Color(red: 0.08, green: 0.3, blue: 0.24)),
(Color(red: 0.55, green: 0.4, blue: 0.85), Color(red: 0.3, green: 0.16, blue: 0.5)),
]
let p = pairs[i % pairs.count]
return LinearGradient(colors: [p.0, p.1], startPoint: .topLeading, endPoint: .bottomTrailing)
}
extension View {
func formaCard(_ pad: CGFloat = 18) -> some View {
self.padding(pad)
.background(Color(.systemBackground), in: RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 20, style: .continuous))
.overlay(RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 20, style: .continuous).stroke(Color.primary.opacity(0.06), lineWidth: 1))
.shadow(color: .black.opacity(0.05), radius: 14, x: 0, y: 6)
}
}
// Thumbnail with play + duration
struct ThumbnailCard: View {
var body: some View {
VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 10) {
RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 14, style: .continuous).fill(mediaGradient(2))
.aspectRatio(16.0/9.0, contentMode: .fit)
.overlay {
Image(systemName: "play.fill").font(.system(size: 18)).foregroundStyle(.white).frame(width: 48, height: 48).background(.black.opacity(0.35), in: Circle())
}
.overlay(alignment: .bottomTrailing) {
Text("12:04").font(.system(size: 11, weight: .semibold)).foregroundStyle(.white).padding(.horizontal, 7).padding(.vertical, 3)
.background(.black.opacity(0.55), in: Capsule()).padding(8)
}
Text("Building a SwiftUI design system from scratch").font(.system(size: 14, weight: .semibold)).lineLimit(2)
Text("SyxUI · 48K views").font(.system(size: 12)).foregroundStyle(.secondary)
}.formaCard(12)
}
}
iOS 17 · 1 dependencies
Dependencies
- SwiftUI
- mediaGradient
Requires iOS 17


