Pulsar

Tension

CSS

A horizontal spring outline compresses and expands as a tension indicator pointer shifts along an adjacent linear scale.

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
lineminimalgeometricwavepulse

Companion assets

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

Animated
CSS tier
Static vector
Tension, 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-tension" data-pulsar="calibrate-tension" viewBox="0 0 160 96"><line x1="32" x2="32" y1="28" y2="64" stroke-width="2.5" opacity=".4"></line><line x1="26" x2="32" y1="46" y2="46" stroke-width="2" opacity=".4"></line><line x1="32" x2="128" y1="68" y2="68" stroke-width="1.5" opacity=".35"></line><line x1="52" x2="52" y1="68" y2="74" opacity=".4"></line><line x1="72" x2="72" y1="68" y2="74" opacity=".4"></line><line x1="92" x2="92" y1="68" y2="76" stroke="var(--pulsar-accent, currentColor)" stroke-width="1.5"></line><line x1="112" x2="112" y1="68" y2="74" opacity=".4"></line><path stroke="var(--pulsar-accent, currentColor)" stroke-width="2" d="m32 46 10-10 8 20 8-20 8 20 8-20 8 20 8-10" class="calibrate-tension-spring"></path><g class="calibrate-tension-slider"><rect width="10" height="16" x="88" y="38" fill="currentColor" fill-opacity=".1" stroke="var(--pulsar-accent, currentColor)" stroke-width="1.5" rx="2"></rect><line x1="93" x2="93" y1="54" y2="68" stroke="var(--pulsar-accent, currentColor)" stroke-width="2"></line><circle cx="93" cy="68" r="2" fill="var(--pulsar-accent, currentColor)" stroke-width="0"></circle></g></svg>

animation.css

.pulsar-calibrate-tension {
  display: block;
  overflow: visible;
}
.pulsar-calibrate-tension .calibrate-tension-spring {
  transform-origin: 32px 46px;
  animation: calibrate-tension-stretch 4000ms ease-in-out infinite;
}
.pulsar-calibrate-tension .calibrate-tension-slider {
  animation: calibrate-tension-slide 4000ms ease-in-out infinite;
}

@keyframes calibrate-tension-stretch {
  0%,
  100% {
    transform: scaleX(0.85);
  }
  50% {
    transform: scaleX(1.22);
  }
}

@keyframes calibrate-tension-slide {
  0%,
  100% {
    transform: translateX(-12px);
  }
  50% {
    transform: translateX(18px);
  }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .pulsar-calibrate-tension .calibrate-tension-spring,
  .pulsar-calibrate-tension .calibrate-tension-slider {
    animation: none;
    transform: none;
    opacity: 1;
  }
}

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