Pulsar

Crosshair

CSS

A central crosshair symbol shifts slightly along the X and Y axes until it locks onto a target dot at the center of a grid.

Tier
CSS
Dependencies
None
Duration
4 s, loops
Categories
Icons and micro-interactions
Use cases
Dashboards and reporting, Workflow and approvals
Industries
Manufacturing and industrial, Cross-industry
Style
Technical · light stroke
Set
calibrate
Tags
geometriccirclepulselineminimal

Companion assets

The same artwork, not animated. Derived from the entry’s own resting state, so it matches exactly.

Animated
CSS tier
Static vector
Crosshair, not animated
Download SVG

Code

animation.svg

<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" aria-hidden="true" class="pulsar pulsar-calibrate-crosshair" data-pulsar="calibrate-crosshair" viewBox="0 0 160 96"><circle cx="80" cy="48" r="30" stroke-width="1.5" opacity=".3"></circle><circle cx="80" cy="48" r="18" stroke-dasharray="2 3" opacity=".4"></circle><line x1="42" x2="48" y1="48" y2="48" stroke-width="1.5" opacity=".4"></line><line x1="112" x2="118" y1="48" y2="48" stroke-width="1.5" opacity=".4"></line><line x1="80" x2="80" y1="10" y2="16" stroke-width="1.5" opacity=".4"></line><line x1="80" x2="80" y1="80" y2="86" stroke-width="1.5" opacity=".4"></line><circle cx="80" cy="48" r="2.5" fill="var(--pulsar-accent, currentColor)" stroke="var(--pulsar-accent, currentColor)"></circle><g class="calibrate-crosshair-reticle"><line x1="62" x2="74" y1="48" y2="48" stroke="var(--pulsar-accent, currentColor)" stroke-width="2"></line><line x1="86" x2="98" y1="48" y2="48" stroke="var(--pulsar-accent, currentColor)" stroke-width="2"></line><line x1="80" x2="80" y1="30" y2="42" stroke="var(--pulsar-accent, currentColor)" stroke-width="2"></line><line x1="80" x2="80" y1="54" y2="66" stroke="var(--pulsar-accent, currentColor)" stroke-width="2"></line><circle cx="80" cy="48" r="8" stroke="var(--pulsar-accent, currentColor)" stroke-dasharray="2 2" stroke-width="1.2"></circle></g><circle cx="80" cy="48" r="18" stroke="var(--pulsar-accent, currentColor)" stroke-width="1.5" class="calibrate-crosshair-lock"></circle></svg>

animation.css

.pulsar-calibrate-crosshair {
  display: block;
  overflow: visible;
}
.pulsar-calibrate-crosshair .calibrate-crosshair-reticle {
  animation: calibrate-crosshair-seek 4000ms cubic-bezier(0.2, 1.3, 0.4, 1) infinite;
}
.pulsar-calibrate-crosshair .calibrate-crosshair-lock {
  transform-origin: 80px 48px;
  animation: calibrate-crosshair-lock-pulse 4000ms ease-out infinite;
}

@keyframes calibrate-crosshair-seek {
  0% {
    transform: translate(-8px, 6px);
    opacity: 0.6;
  }
  20% {
    transform: translate(4px, -5px);
    opacity: 0.8;
  }
  35%,
  75% {
    transform: translate(0px, 0px);
    opacity: 1;
  }
  90%,
  100% {
    transform: translate(-8px, 6px);
    opacity: 0.6;
  }
}

@keyframes calibrate-crosshair-lock-pulse {
  0%,
  34% {
    transform: scale(0.7);
    opacity: 0;
  }
  40% {
    opacity: 0.85;
  }
  60%,
  100% {
    transform: scale(1.4);
    opacity: 0;
  }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .pulsar-calibrate-crosshair .calibrate-crosshair-reticle,
  .pulsar-calibrate-crosshair .calibrate-crosshair-lock {
    animation: none;
    transform: none;
    opacity: 1;
  }
  .pulsar-calibrate-crosshair .calibrate-crosshair-lock {
    opacity: 0;
  }
}

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