# Key animated icon

> Free Key animated icon that plays once on hover. MIT-licensed for React, shadcn/ui, Lottie JSON and SVG.

Key is a 1.33 s micro animation that plays once on hover; use it for show and hide password toggle in a login form. Hover-to-play icons typically liven up arrow links, feature lists, toolbar buttons and landing page cards. Also known as password and access.

## 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: [Action](https://useanimations.com/categories/action)
- Duration: 1.33 s at 30 fps
- Artboard: 32 × 32 px
- Lottie size: 1.6 kB
- License: MIT, attribution optional ([Licencing & Terms](https://useanimations.com/licencing-and-terms))

## Files

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

## React

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

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

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

## shadcn/ui

```bash
npx shadcn@latest add https://useanimations.com/r/key.json
```

```tsx
import { AnimatedKey } from '@/components/animations/key';

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

## HTML and lottie-web

```html
<div id="key-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('key-icon');
  const a = lottie.loadAnimation({ container: el, renderer: 'svg', loop: false, autoplay: false, path: 'https://useanimations.com/icons/key.json' });
  const motion = matchMedia('(prefers-reduced-motion: reduce)');
  el.addEventListener('mouseenter', () => { if (!motion.matches && a.isPaused) a.playSegments([0, a.totalFrames], true); });
</script>
```

## FAQ

### Does Key restart when the pointer comes back mid-animation?

A run that has started plays its 1.33 s to the end, so moving in and out quickly doesn't make it stutter; the next enter after that plays it again. Taps on touch screens are ignored, but keyboard focus plays it.

### Will screen readers read the Key icon?

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

### Can Key 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

- [Lock / Unlock](https://useanimations.com/icons/lock) (click-toggle)
- [Visibility](https://useanimations.com/icons/visibility) (click-toggle)
- [Visibility V2](https://useanimations.com/icons/visibility-v2) (click-toggle)
- [Visibility V3](https://useanimations.com/icons/visibility-v3) (click-toggle)
- [Minimize 2](https://useanimations.com/icons/minimize-2) (hover-replay)
- [Maximize 2](https://useanimations.com/icons/maximize-2) (hover-replay)
- [Slash](https://useanimations.com/icons/slash) (hover-replay)
- [Shield](https://useanimations.com/icons/shield) (hover-replay)
- [Award](https://useanimations.com/icons/award) (hover-replay)
- [Edit](https://useanimations.com/icons/edit) (hover)
- [Trash V2](https://useanimations.com/icons/trash-v2) (hover)
- [Plus/X](https://useanimations.com/icons/plus-to-x) (click-toggle)

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