Pulsar

Dial

CSS

A circular instrument dial's needle sweeps back and forth, settling precisely on a central vertical division mark.

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

Companion assets

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

Animated
CSS tier
Static vector
Dial, 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-dial" data-pulsar="calibrate-dial" viewBox="0 0 160 96"><path stroke-width="1.5" d="M46 68a38 38 0 1 1 68 0" opacity=".3"></path><line x1="80" x2="80" y1="12" y2="22" stroke="var(--pulsar-accent, currentColor)" stroke-width="2.5"></line><line x1="56" x2="62" y1="22" y2="28" stroke-width="1.5" opacity=".4"></line><line x1="104" x2="98" y1="22" y2="28" stroke-width="1.5" opacity=".4"></line><line x1="42" x2="50" y1="44" y2="46" stroke-width="1.5" opacity=".4"></line><line x1="118" x2="110" y1="44" y2="46" stroke-width="1.5" opacity=".4"></line><circle cx="80" cy="54" r="5" fill="currentColor" stroke-width="1.5"></circle><g class="calibrate-dial-needle"><line x1="80" x2="80" y1="54" y2="20" stroke="var(--pulsar-accent, currentColor)" stroke-width="2"></line><circle cx="80" cy="20" r="2" fill="var(--pulsar-accent, currentColor)" stroke-width="0"></circle></g><circle cx="80" cy="18" r="8" stroke="var(--pulsar-accent, currentColor)" stroke-width="1.5" class="calibrate-dial-settle-ripple"></circle></svg>

animation.css

.pulsar-calibrate-dial {
  display: block;
  overflow: visible;
}
.pulsar-calibrate-dial .calibrate-dial-needle {
  transform-origin: 80px 54px;
  animation: calibrate-dial-damped-settle 4000ms cubic-bezier(0.25, 1.4, 0.4, 1) infinite;
}
.pulsar-calibrate-dial .calibrate-dial-settle-ripple {
  transform-origin: 80px 18px;
  animation: calibrate-dial-flash 4000ms ease-out infinite;
}

@keyframes calibrate-dial-damped-settle {
  0% {
    transform: rotate(-45deg);
  }
  25% {
    transform: rotate(25deg);
  }
  45% {
    transform: rotate(-10deg);
  }
  60%,
  85% {
    transform: rotate(0deg);
  }
  95%,
  100% {
    transform: rotate(-45deg);
  }
}

@keyframes calibrate-dial-flash {
  0%,
  58% {
    transform: scale(0.4);
    opacity: 0;
  }
  62% {
    opacity: 0.9;
  }
  80%,
  100% {
    transform: scale(1.8);
    opacity: 0;
  }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .pulsar-calibrate-dial .calibrate-dial-needle,
  .pulsar-calibrate-dial .calibrate-dial-settle-ripple {
    animation: none;
    transform: rotate(0deg);
    opacity: 1;
  }
  .pulsar-calibrate-dial .calibrate-dial-settle-ripple {
    opacity: 0;
  }
}

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