Pulsar

Refraction

CSS

A diagonal ray of light shifts its angle as it passes through a rectangular boundary, settling on a targeted measurement division.

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
lineminimalgeometricstrokepulse

Companion assets

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

Animated
CSS tier
Static vector
Refraction, 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-refraction" data-pulsar="calibrate-refraction" viewBox="0 0 160 96"><rect width="36" height="44" x="62" y="26" fill="currentColor" fill-opacity=".04" stroke-width="1.5" opacity=".35" rx="2"></rect><line x1="126" x2="126" y1="24" y2="72" stroke-width="1.5" opacity=".35"></line><line x1="122" x2="126" y1="34" y2="34" opacity=".4"></line><line x1="120" x2="126" y1="48" y2="48" stroke="var(--pulsar-accent, currentColor)" stroke-width="2"></line><line x1="122" x2="126" y1="62" y2="62" opacity=".4"></line><line x1="32" x2="62" y1="30" y2="44" stroke="var(--pulsar-accent, currentColor)" stroke-width="2"></line><g class="calibrate-refraction-beam"><line x1="62" x2="98" y1="44" y2="48" stroke="var(--pulsar-accent, currentColor)" stroke-width="2"></line><line x1="98" x2="126" y1="48" y2="48" stroke="var(--pulsar-accent, currentColor)" stroke-width="2"></line><circle cx="126" cy="48" r="2.5" fill="var(--pulsar-accent, currentColor)" stroke-width="0"></circle></g></svg>

animation.css

.pulsar-calibrate-refraction {
  display: block;
  overflow: visible;
}
.pulsar-calibrate-refraction .calibrate-refraction-beam {
  transform-origin: 62px 44px;
  animation: calibrate-refraction-settle 4000ms cubic-bezier(0.3, 1.3, 0.4, 1) infinite;
}

@keyframes calibrate-refraction-settle {
  0% {
    transform: rotate(-14deg);
    opacity: 0.6;
  }
  35%,
  75% {
    transform: rotate(0deg);
    opacity: 1;
  }
  92%,
  100% {
    transform: rotate(-14deg);
    opacity: 0.6;
  }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .pulsar-calibrate-refraction .calibrate-refraction-beam {
    animation: none;
    transform: none;
    opacity: 1;
  }
}

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