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22 icons · MIT licensed

Animated file, folder and user icons

Files, folders, books, mail, attachments and people. They label the things a user works with, and the add, remove and check variants make list and team management feel responsive.

Of the 22 icons, 5 replay on every click, 7 play on hover and reverse on mouse leave and 10 play once on hover. Each one comes as a React component, a shadcn/ui component and a Lottie JSON animation with static SVGs, free for commercial use under the MIT license.

All content icons

Where to use them

  • File managers and document lists
  • Attachment and copy-to-clipboard buttons
  • Inbox and archive views in mail clients
  • Team member lists with add and remove user actions
  • Share menus for documents and links

By interaction

  • Click animated icons · 5

    Replays once from the start on every click unless reduced motion is preferred. File Minus, File Plus, Folder Minus, Folder Plus, User Check.

  • Hover animated icons · 7

    Plays forward on mouseenter and backward on mouseleave. Archive, Copy, Mail, Share, User minus, User plus, User X.

  • Hover-to-play animated icons · 10

    Plays once on mouseenter unless reduced motion is preferred. Leaving does not stop it; entering during playback does not restart it. Book, Book Open, Clipboard, File, File Text, Image, Inbox, Paperclip, User, Users.

Add one to your app

With React, install react-useanimations and import the icon; it plays its hover interaction on its own. Every icon in this category works the same way: swap copy for the name on its page.

npm install react-useanimations
import UseAnimations from 'react-useanimations';
import copy from 'react-useanimations/lib/copy';

<UseAnimations animation={copy} size={32} />

With shadcn/ui, the CLI adds a ready-made component:

npx shadcn@latest add https://useanimations.com/r/copy.json
import { AnimatedCopy } from '@/components/animations/copy';

<AnimatedCopy size={24} />

Not using React? Each icon is a Lottie JSON file at /icons/<id>.json; see Lottie icons for web, iOS, Android and Flutter players.

FAQ

Which animated file, folder and user icons are included?

22 icons: Archive, Book, Book Open, Clipboard, Copy, File, File Minus, File Plus, File Text, Folder Minus, Folder Plus, Image and 10 more. All of them are free for personal and commercial projects under the MIT license, with no attribution required.

How do I use these animated file, folder and user icons in React?

Install react-useanimations, add import copy from 'react-useanimations/lib/copy' and render <UseAnimations animation={copy} size={32} />. The icon plays its hover interaction and follows the text color. With shadcn/ui, run npx shadcn@latest add https://useanimations.com/r/copy.json instead.

Can I use these animated file, folder and user icons without React?

Yes. Each icon is a Lottie JSON file at https://useanimations.com/icons/<id>.json (for example https://useanimations.com/icons/copy.json), playable with lottie-web, lottie-ios, lottie-android or Flutter's lottie package; static SVGs are on each icon page. None of them use expressions, so lottie-web's light build is enough.