# External Link animated icon

> External Link animated icon with a hover replay interaction for React and shadcn/ui. Download the Lottie JSON or SVG, free under MIT.

The External Link animated icon plays once on hover in 1.13 s, a good fit for external link markers and sidebar toggles. Hover-to-play icons typically liven up arrow links, feature lists, toolbar buttons and landing page cards. Also known as open in new tab and outbound link.

## Facts

- Interaction: [Hover replay](https://useanimations.com/interactions/hover-replay). Plays once on mouseenter unless reduced motion is preferred. Leaving does not stop it; entering during playback does not restart it.
- Category: [Navigation](https://useanimations.com/categories/navigation)
- Duration: 1.13 s at 30 fps
- Artboard: 32 × 32 px
- Lottie size: 1.9 kB
- License: MIT, attribution optional ([Licencing & Terms](https://useanimations.com/licencing-and-terms))

## Files

- Lottie JSON: https://useanimations.com/icons/external-link.json
- Static SVG (external-link): https://useanimations.com/icons/external-link/external-link.svg
- ZIP (Lottie JSON and SVGs): https://useanimations.com/icons/external-link.zip
- shadcn registry item: https://useanimations.com/r/external-link.json
- Web page: https://useanimations.com/icons/external-link

## React

```bash
npm install react-useanimations
```

```jsx
import UseAnimations from 'react-useanimations';
import externalLink from 'react-useanimations/lib/externalLink';

<UseAnimations animation={externalLink} size={32} />
```

## shadcn/ui

```bash
npx shadcn@latest add https://useanimations.com/r/external-link.json
```

```tsx
import { AnimatedExternalLink } from '@/components/animations/external-link';

<AnimatedExternalLink size={24} />
```

## HTML and lottie-web

```html
<div id="external-link-icon" style="width: 48px; height: 48px"></div>

<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/lottie-web@5.13.0/build/player/lottie_light.min.js"></script>
<script>
  const el = document.getElementById('external-link-icon');
  const a = lottie.loadAnimation({ container: el, renderer: 'svg', loop: false, autoplay: false, path: 'https://useanimations.com/icons/external-link.json' });
  const motion = matchMedia('(prefers-reduced-motion: reduce)');
  el.addEventListener('mouseenter', () => { if (!motion.matches && a.isPaused) a.playSegments([0, a.totalFrames], true); });
</script>
```

## FAQ

### Why doesn't External Link restart on every mouse enter?

A run that has started plays its 1.13 s to the end, so moving in and out quickly doesn't make it stutter; the next enter after that plays it again. Keyboard focus plays it as well; a tap on a touch screen does not.

### Is External Link decorative?

By default it is aria-hidden. Pass aria-label="External Link" to announce it as an image, or leave it hidden when the link or button it sits in has its own text.

### Can External Link play on click instead?

Yes: pass interaction="click-replay". It then replays once from the start on every click unless reduced motion is preferred.

## Related icons

- [Link](https://useanimations.com/icons/link) (click-replay)
- [Link 2](https://useanimations.com/icons/link-2) (click-replay)
- [Arrow Down Right](https://useanimations.com/icons/arrow-down-right) (hover-replay)
- [Chevrons Right](https://useanimations.com/icons/chevrons-right) (hover-replay)
- [Corner Up Left](https://useanimations.com/icons/corner-up-left) (hover-replay)
- [Arrow Up Right](https://useanimations.com/icons/arrow-up-right) (hover-replay)
- [Arrow Left](https://useanimations.com/icons/arrow-left) (hover-replay)
- [Chevrons Down](https://useanimations.com/icons/chevrons-down) (hover-replay)
- [Arrow Down Left](https://useanimations.com/icons/arrow-down-left) (hover-replay)
- [Chevron Up](https://useanimations.com/icons/chevron-up) (hover-replay)
- [Corner Right Up](https://useanimations.com/icons/corner-right-up) (hover-replay)
- [Sidebar](https://useanimations.com/icons/sidebar) (hover-replay)

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