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No.241 · Stats

Then / Now Stats

Stats that show the change, not just the value: each number carries a ghost of where it was, and a small bracket draws from then to now with the difference on it.

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Build a stats row that shows change rather than just values. Four cells in one rounded container with 1px gaps as dividers. Each cell: a mono uppercase label; the current value in large serif tabular figures (with a small unit); beneath it a 'rail' — the previous value in mono with a strike-through on the left, a thin bracket drawn across the middle (an SVG path, pathLength 1, stroke-dashoffset 1 → 0 over 1.2s), and a delta pill on the right ('▲ 42.0%'); and a muted sentence saying what the comparison is. When the row scrolls 40% into view, each value counts from its old value to its new one (1.4s, ease-out quart), the bracket draws (staggered 120ms per cell), and the delta pill fades up after it. Whether a change is good depends on the metric (`better: 'up' | 'down'`): good deltas use the accent, bad ones rose. Each cell has hidden text reading the whole comparison.

Notes

Interaction
Scroll it into view — the numbers travel from then to now.
Motion
1.4s count with ease-out quart; bracket draw 1.2s; delta pill 500–600ms, staggered 120ms per cell.
Accessibility
A <dl> of term/definition pairs with a full sentence per stat for screen readers; decorative rails are aria-hidden. Reduced motion shows final values immediately.
Responsive
auto-fit grid, minimum 13rem per cell.
On touch
No interaction required.

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