Pulsar

Matrix

CSS

A five-by-five grid of short horizontal dash pairs that pivot slowly back and forth by forty-five degrees, aligned with a master coordinate grid.

Tier
CSS
Dependencies
None
Duration
4.4 s, loops
Categories
Backgrounds and ambient
Use cases
Security and trust, Ambient background
Industries
SaaS and software, Security and identity
Style
Technical · light stroke
Set
perimeter
Tags
gridrotateambientgeometricminimal

Companion assets

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

Animated
CSS tier
Static vector
Matrix, not animated
Download SVG

Code

animation.svg

<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="none" aria-hidden="true" class="pulsar pulsar-perimeter-matrix" data-pulsar="perimeter-matrix" viewBox="0 0 160 96"><g opacity=".2"><circle cx="32" cy="20" r="1" fill="currentColor"></circle><circle cx="56" cy="20" r="1" fill="currentColor"></circle><circle cx="80" cy="20" r="1" fill="currentColor"></circle><circle cx="104" cy="20" r="1" fill="currentColor"></circle><circle cx="128" cy="20" r="1" fill="currentColor"></circle><circle cx="32" cy="34" r="1" fill="currentColor"></circle><circle cx="56" cy="34" r="1" fill="currentColor"></circle><circle cx="80" cy="34" r="1" fill="currentColor"></circle><circle cx="104" cy="34" r="1" fill="currentColor"></circle><circle cx="128" cy="34" r="1" fill="currentColor"></circle><circle cx="32" cy="48" r="1" fill="currentColor"></circle><circle cx="56" cy="48" r="1" fill="currentColor"></circle><circle cx="80" cy="48" r="1" fill="currentColor"></circle><circle cx="104" cy="48" r="1" fill="currentColor"></circle><circle cx="128" cy="48" r="1" fill="currentColor"></circle><circle cx="32" cy="62" r="1" fill="currentColor"></circle><circle cx="56" cy="62" r="1" fill="currentColor"></circle><circle cx="80" cy="62" r="1" fill="currentColor"></circle><circle cx="104" cy="62" r="1" fill="currentColor"></circle><circle cx="128" cy="62" r="1" fill="currentColor"></circle><circle cx="32" cy="76" r="1" fill="currentColor"></circle><circle cx="56" cy="76" r="1" fill="currentColor"></circle><circle cx="80" cy="76" r="1" fill="currentColor"></circle><circle cx="104" cy="76" r="1" fill="currentColor"></circle><circle cx="128" cy="76" r="1" fill="currentColor"></circle></g><g class="perimeter-matrix-row-1"><line x1="27" x2="37" y1="20" y2="20" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.25" opacity=".6"></line><line x1="51" x2="61" y1="20" y2="20" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.25" opacity=".6"></line><line x1="75" x2="85" y1="20" y2="20" stroke="var(--pulsar-accent, currentColor)" stroke-width="1.5"></line><line x1="99" x2="109" y1="20" y2="20" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.25" opacity=".6"></line><line x1="123" x2="133" y1="20" y2="20" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.25" opacity=".6"></line></g><g class="perimeter-matrix-row-2"><line x1="27" x2="37" y1="34" y2="34" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.25" opacity=".6"></line><line x1="51" x2="61" y1="34" y2="34" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.25" opacity=".6"></line><line x1="75" x2="85" y1="34" y2="34" stroke="var(--pulsar-accent, currentColor)" stroke-width="1.5"></line><line x1="99" x2="109" y1="34" y2="34" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.25" opacity=".6"></line><line x1="123" x2="133" y1="34" y2="34" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.25" opacity=".6"></line></g><g class="perimeter-matrix-row-3"><line x1="27" x2="37" y1="48" y2="48" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.25" opacity=".6"></line><line x1="51" x2="61" y1="48" y2="48" stroke="var(--pulsar-accent, currentColor)" stroke-width="1.5"></line><line x1="75" x2="85" y1="48" y2="48" stroke="var(--pulsar-accent, currentColor)" stroke-width="1.5"></line><line x1="99" x2="109" y1="48" y2="48" stroke="var(--pulsar-accent, currentColor)" stroke-width="1.5"></line><line x1="123" x2="133" y1="48" y2="48" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.25" opacity=".6"></line></g><g class="perimeter-matrix-row-4"><line x1="27" x2="37" y1="62" y2="62" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.25" opacity=".6"></line><line x1="51" x2="61" y1="62" y2="62" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.25" opacity=".6"></line><line x1="75" x2="85" y1="62" y2="62" stroke="var(--pulsar-accent, currentColor)" stroke-width="1.5"></line><line x1="99" x2="109" y1="62" y2="62" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.25" opacity=".6"></line><line x1="123" x2="133" y1="62" y2="62" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.25" opacity=".6"></line></g><g class="perimeter-matrix-row-5"><line x1="27" x2="37" y1="76" y2="76" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.25" opacity=".6"></line><line x1="51" x2="61" y1="76" y2="76" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.25" opacity=".6"></line><line x1="75" x2="85" y1="76" y2="76" stroke="var(--pulsar-accent, currentColor)" stroke-width="1.5"></line><line x1="99" x2="109" y1="76" y2="76" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.25" opacity=".6"></line><line x1="123" x2="133" y1="76" y2="76" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.25" opacity=".6"></line></g></svg>

animation.css

.pulsar-perimeter-matrix {
  display: block;
  overflow: visible;
}
.pulsar-perimeter-matrix .perimeter-matrix-row-1 {
  animation: perimeter-matrix-pivot-anim 4400ms ease-in-out infinite -3520ms;
  transform-origin: 80px 20px;
}
.pulsar-perimeter-matrix .perimeter-matrix-row-2 {
  animation: perimeter-matrix-pivot-anim 4400ms ease-in-out infinite -2640ms;
  transform-origin: 80px 34px;
}
.pulsar-perimeter-matrix .perimeter-matrix-row-3 {
  animation: perimeter-matrix-pivot-anim 4400ms ease-in-out infinite -1760ms;
  transform-origin: 80px 48px;
}
.pulsar-perimeter-matrix .perimeter-matrix-row-4 {
  animation: perimeter-matrix-pivot-anim 4400ms ease-in-out infinite -880ms;
  transform-origin: 80px 62px;
}
.pulsar-perimeter-matrix .perimeter-matrix-row-5 {
  animation: perimeter-matrix-pivot-anim 4400ms ease-in-out infinite 0ms;
  transform-origin: 80px 76px;
}

@keyframes perimeter-matrix-pivot-anim {
  0%,
  100% {
    transform: rotate(0deg);
  }
  50% {
    transform: rotate(45deg);
  }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .pulsar-perimeter-matrix .perimeter-matrix-row-1,
  .pulsar-perimeter-matrix .perimeter-matrix-row-2,
  .pulsar-perimeter-matrix .perimeter-matrix-row-3,
  .pulsar-perimeter-matrix .perimeter-matrix-row-4,
  .pulsar-perimeter-matrix .perimeter-matrix-row-5 {
    animation: none;
  }
}

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