How to Use SVG, CSS & GSAP Animations to Enhance User Experience

CSS Animations, Pinned, SVG Animation

Animations can turn a static website into an engaging, modern experience — but only when used correctly. In this guide, I’ll show how I use SVG, CSS, and GSAP animations to improve user experience without hurting performance. Why Animations Matter Good animations:...

SVG Path Stroke Animation

SVG Animation

Here is a simple method to animate SVG path strokes <path id=”line1″ fill-rule=”evenodd” clip-rule=”evenodd” stroke=”#000000″ stroke-width=”2″ d=”M340.637 221.93H418.837V224.676H341.774L302.854...

MorphSVG PLugin – GSAP

GSAP, SVG Animation

See the Pen MorphSVG : Docs Basic Usage by Puneet Sharma (@webdevpuneet) on CodePen.

Draw SVG – GSAP

GSAP, SVG Animation

Here is an example using GSAP’s Draw SVG plugin to draw an SVG path. See the Pen Draw SVG – GSAP by Puneet Sharma (@webdevpuneet) on CodePen.

Animating element inside SVG over a path using CSS

SVG Animation

You can easily create a path over the surface using Figma or similar software. First you will need to give the animating object some id or class then place it to the top left position of the SVG using the transform: translated() method and apply the following CSS...

Animate element inside SVG according to path – Example

SVG Animation

Here is a simple example of animating any object inside SVG according to the path in SVG using its ID. You just need to make sure the object you animating is placed at the top leftmost point to make it overlap and move nicely on the path. <svg...