Pulsar

Nodes

CSS

A constellation of sparse, interconnected node coordinates where the linking lines fade in and out as a soft horizontal light band sweeps across them.

Tier
CSS
Dependencies
None
Duration
4.6 s, loops
Categories
Backgrounds and ambient
Use cases
Security and trust, Ambient background
Industries
Security and identity, IT services and infrastructure
Style
Technical · light stroke
Set
perimeter
Tags
dotslineambientgeometricminimal

Companion assets

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

Animated
CSS tier
Static vector
Nodes, not animated
Download SVG

Code

animation.svg

<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="none" aria-hidden="true" class="pulsar pulsar-perimeter-nodes" data-pulsar="perimeter-nodes" viewBox="0 0 160 96"><rect width="120" height="64" x="20" y="16" stroke="currentColor" stroke-dasharray="3 3" opacity=".15"></rect><g class="perimeter-nodes-links"><line x1="32" x2="52" y1="36" y2="60" stroke="currentColor" opacity=".3"></line><line x1="52" x2="72" y1="60" y2="30" stroke="currentColor" opacity=".3"></line><line x1="72" x2="96" y1="30" y2="52" stroke="currentColor" opacity=".3"></line><line x1="96" x2="114" y1="52" y2="28" stroke="currentColor" opacity=".3"></line><line x1="114" x2="132" y1="28" y2="58" stroke="currentColor" opacity=".3"></line><line x1="52" x2="96" y1="60" y2="52" stroke="currentColor" stroke-dasharray="2 2" opacity=".2"></line><line x1="72" x2="114" y1="30" y2="28" stroke="currentColor" stroke-dasharray="2 2" opacity=".2"></line></g><g class="perimeter-nodes-point-1"><circle cx="32" cy="36" r="2.5" fill="currentColor"></circle></g><g class="perimeter-nodes-point-2"><circle cx="52" cy="60" r="2.5" fill="currentColor"></circle></g><g class="perimeter-nodes-point-3"><circle cx="72" cy="30" r="3" fill="var(--pulsar-accent, currentColor)"></circle></g><g class="perimeter-nodes-point-4"><circle cx="96" cy="52" r="3" fill="var(--pulsar-accent, currentColor)"></circle></g><g class="perimeter-nodes-point-5"><circle cx="114" cy="28" r="2.5" fill="currentColor"></circle></g><g class="perimeter-nodes-point-6"><circle cx="132" cy="58" r="2.5" fill="currentColor"></circle></g><line y1="12" y2="84" stroke="var(--pulsar-accent, currentColor)" stroke-width="1.5" class="perimeter-nodes-beam" opacity=".6"></line></svg>

animation.css

.pulsar-perimeter-nodes {
  display: block;
  overflow: visible;
}
.pulsar-perimeter-nodes .perimeter-nodes-beam {
  animation: perimeter-nodes-beam-anim 4600ms ease-in-out infinite;
}
.pulsar-perimeter-nodes .perimeter-nodes-point-1 {
  animation: perimeter-nodes-pt-anim 4600ms ease infinite -3800ms;
}
.pulsar-perimeter-nodes .perimeter-nodes-point-2 {
  animation: perimeter-nodes-pt-anim 4600ms ease infinite -3200ms;
}
.pulsar-perimeter-nodes .perimeter-nodes-point-3 {
  animation: perimeter-nodes-pt-anim 4600ms ease infinite -2600ms;
}
.pulsar-perimeter-nodes .perimeter-nodes-point-4 {
  animation: perimeter-nodes-pt-anim 4600ms ease infinite -2000ms;
}
.pulsar-perimeter-nodes .perimeter-nodes-point-5 {
  animation: perimeter-nodes-pt-anim 4600ms ease infinite -1400ms;
}
.pulsar-perimeter-nodes .perimeter-nodes-point-6 {
  animation: perimeter-nodes-pt-anim 4600ms ease infinite -800ms;
}

@keyframes perimeter-nodes-beam-anim {
  0% {
    transform: translateX(16px);
    opacity: 0;
  }
  15% {
    opacity: 0.8;
  }
  85% {
    opacity: 0.8;
  }
  100% {
    transform: translateX(144px);
    opacity: 0;
  }
}

@keyframes perimeter-nodes-pt-anim {
  0%,
  100% {
    transform: scale(0.85);
    opacity: 0.4;
  }
  40% {
    transform: scale(1.3);
    opacity: 1;
  }
  70% {
    transform: scale(0.85);
    opacity: 0.4;
  }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .pulsar-perimeter-nodes .perimeter-nodes-beam,
  .pulsar-perimeter-nodes .perimeter-nodes-point-1,
  .pulsar-perimeter-nodes .perimeter-nodes-point-2,
  .pulsar-perimeter-nodes .perimeter-nodes-point-3,
  .pulsar-perimeter-nodes .perimeter-nodes-point-4,
  .pulsar-perimeter-nodes .perimeter-nodes-point-5,
  .pulsar-perimeter-nodes .perimeter-nodes-point-6 {
    animation: none;
  }
}

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