Pulsar

Dial Stepper

CSS

A circular gauge dial with discrete calibrated tick marks has an indicator needle that steps between readings with slight mechanical settling.

Tier
CSS
Dependencies
None
Duration
4 s, loops
Categories
Loaders and spinners
Use cases
Loading and waiting
Industries
Energy and utilities, Cross-industry
Style
Data mark · light stroke
Set
meter
Tags
ringcirclespinnergeometric

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 Stepper, 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-meter-dial-spin" data-pulsar="meter-dial-spin" viewBox="0 0 160 96"><circle cx="80" cy="48" r="36" stroke-width="1.5" opacity=".3"></circle><circle cx="80" cy="48" r="30" stroke-dasharray="2 4" opacity=".4"></circle><line x1="80" x2="80" y1="14" y2="20" stroke="var(--pulsar-accent, currentColor)" stroke-width="2"></line><line x1="80" x2="80" y1="76" y2="82" stroke-width="1.5" opacity=".3"></line><line x1="46" x2="52" y1="48" y2="48" stroke-width="1.5" opacity=".3"></line><line x1="108" x2="114" y1="48" y2="48" stroke-width="1.5" opacity=".3"></line><line x1="56" x2="60" y1="24" y2="28" stroke-width="1.5" opacity=".3"></line><line x1="104" x2="100" y1="24" y2="28" stroke-width="1.5" opacity=".3"></line><line x1="56" x2="60" y1="72" y2="68" stroke-width="1.5" opacity=".3"></line><line x1="104" x2="100" y1="72" y2="68" stroke-width="1.5" opacity=".3"></line><circle cx="80" cy="48" r="4" fill="currentColor" stroke-width="1.5"></circle><g class="meter-dial-needle"><line x1="80" x2="80" y1="48" y2="22" stroke="var(--pulsar-accent, currentColor)" stroke-width="2"></line><circle cx="80" cy="22" r="2" fill="var(--pulsar-accent, currentColor)"></circle></g></svg>

animation.css

.pulsar-meter-dial-spin {
  display: block;
  overflow: visible;
}
.pulsar-meter-dial-spin .meter-dial-needle {
  transform-origin: 80px 48px;
  animation: meter-dial-spin-step-anim 4000ms cubic-bezier(0.3, 1.4, 0.4, 1) infinite;
}

@keyframes meter-dial-spin-step-anim {
  0%,
  15% {
    transform: rotate(0deg);
  }
  25%,
  40% {
    transform: rotate(45deg);
  }
  50%,
  65% {
    transform: rotate(90deg);
  }
  75%,
  90% {
    transform: rotate(180deg);
  }
  100% {
    transform: rotate(360deg);
  }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .pulsar-meter-dial-spin .meter-dial-needle {
    animation: none;
    transform: rotate(45deg);
  }
}

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