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34 icons · MIT licensed

Animated navigation and arrow icons

Hamburger menus that morph into a close button, arrows, chevrons and corner arrows that nudge in their direction on hover. They make it obvious which way a control leads: open the drawer, go back, expand the row, leave the site.

Of the 34 icons, 2 loop continuously, 4 toggle between two states on click, 6 replay on every click and 22 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 navigation icons

Where to use them

  • Hamburger menu that turns into a close button on mobile
  • Previous and next buttons in carousels and pagination
  • Accordion and dropdown chevrons
  • Back-to-top and scroll-down cues
  • Sign-in and sign-out links
  • External link markers and sidebar toggles

By interaction

  • Looping animated icons · 2

    Plays continuously; stays on the static first frame when reduced motion is preferred. More Horizontal, More Vertical.

  • Click-to-toggle animated icons · 4

    Toggles between two states on click, or switches immediately when reduced motion is preferred. Burger Menu, Menu V2, Menu V3, Menu V4.

  • Click animated icons · 6

    Replays once from the start on every click unless reduced motion is preferred. Arrow down circle, Arrow left circle, Arrow right circle, Arrow up circle, Log In, Log Out.

  • Hover-to-play animated icons · 22

    Plays once on mouseenter unless reduced motion is preferred. Leaving does not stop it; entering during playback does not restart it. Arrow Down Left, Arrow Down Right, Arrow Left, Arrow Right, Arrow Up Left, Arrow Up Right, Chevron Down, Chevron Up, Chevrons Down, Chevrons Left, Chevrons Right, Chevrons Up, Corner Down Left, Corner Down Right, Corner Left Down, Corner Left Up, Corner Right Down, Corner Right Up, Corner Up Left, Corner Up Right, External Link, Sidebar.

Add one to your app

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

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

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

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

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

<AnimatedMenu 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 navigation and arrow icons are included?

34 icons: Arrow down circle, Arrow Down Left, Arrow Down Right, Arrow Left, Arrow left circle, Arrow Right, Arrow right circle, Arrow up circle, Arrow Up Left, Arrow Up Right, Burger Menu, Chevron Down and 22 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 navigation and arrow icons in React?

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

Can I use these animated navigation and arrow icons without React?

Yes. Each icon is a Lottie JSON file at https://useanimations.com/icons/<id>.json (for example https://useanimations.com/icons/menu.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.