Pulsar

Cadence

CSS

A metronome-like vertical line sweeps left and right across a fixed arc, clicking into position at a regular beat to represent target takt time.

Tier
CSS
Dependencies
None
Duration
4 s, loops
Categories
Data and progress
Use cases
Dashboards and reporting, Workflow and approvals
Industries
Manufacturing and industrial, Cross-industry
Style
Data mark · light stroke
Set
takt
Tags
lineminimalgeometricrotatepulse

Companion assets

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

Animated
CSS tier
Static vector
Cadence, 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-takt-cadence" data-pulsar="takt-cadence" viewBox="0 0 160 96"><path stroke-width="1.5" d="M52 74a48 48 0 0 1 56 0" opacity=".3"></path><line x1="52" x2="56" y1="74" y2="70" stroke="var(--pulsar-accent, currentColor)" stroke-width="1.5"></line><line x1="80" x2="80" y1="74" y2="68" stroke="var(--pulsar-accent, currentColor)" stroke-width="2"></line><line x1="108" x2="104" y1="74" y2="70" stroke="var(--pulsar-accent, currentColor)" stroke-width="1.5"></line><polygon stroke-width="1.5" points="68 84, 92 84, 86 64, 74 64" opacity=".4"></polygon><circle cx="80" cy="74" r="4" fill="currentColor"></circle><g class="takt-cadence-arm"><line x1="80" x2="80" y1="74" y2="18" stroke="var(--pulsar-accent, currentColor)" stroke-width="2"></line><rect width="12" height="10" x="74" y="32" fill="currentColor" fill-opacity=".1" stroke="var(--pulsar-accent, currentColor)" stroke-width="1.5" rx="2"></rect><circle cx="80" cy="18" r="2.5" fill="var(--pulsar-accent, currentColor)" stroke-width="0"></circle></g><circle cx="80" cy="74" r="16" stroke="var(--pulsar-accent, currentColor)" stroke-width="1.2" class="takt-cadence-pulse"></circle></svg>

animation.css

.pulsar-takt-cadence {
  display: block;
  overflow: visible;
}
.pulsar-takt-cadence .takt-cadence-arm {
  transform-origin: 80px 74px;
  animation: takt-cadence-swing 4000ms cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1) infinite;
}
.pulsar-takt-cadence .takt-cadence-pulse {
  transform-origin: 80px 74px;
  animation: takt-cadence-click 4000ms ease-out infinite;
}

@keyframes takt-cadence-swing {
  0%,
  100% {
    transform: rotate(-28deg);
  }
  50% {
    transform: rotate(28deg);
  }
}

@keyframes takt-cadence-click {
  0%,
  48%,
  98% {
    transform: scale(0.6);
    opacity: 0;
  }
  50%,
  100% {
    opacity: 0.85;
    transform: scale(0.8);
  }
  65%,
  15% {
    transform: scale(1.5);
    opacity: 0;
  }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .pulsar-takt-cadence .takt-cadence-arm,
  .pulsar-takt-cadence .takt-cadence-pulse {
    animation: none;
    transform: none;
    opacity: 1;
  }
  .pulsar-takt-cadence .takt-cadence-pulse {
    opacity: 0;
  }
}

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