# Message Square animated icon

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

The Message Square animated icon plays once on hover in 1.13 s and pairs with Message Circle and Mail in the communication set. Hover-to-play icons typically liven up arrow links, feature lists, toolbar buttons and landing page cards.

## 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: [Communication](https://useanimations.com/categories/communication)
- Duration: 1.13 s at 30 fps
- Artboard: 32 × 32 px
- Lottie size: 1.5 kB
- License: MIT, attribution optional ([Licencing & Terms](https://useanimations.com/licencing-and-terms))

## Files

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

## React

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

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

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

## shadcn/ui

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

```tsx
import { AnimatedMessageSquare } from '@/components/animations/message-square';

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

## HTML and lottie-web

```html
<div id="message-square-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('message-square-icon');
  const a = lottie.loadAnimation({ container: el, renderer: 'svg', loop: false, autoplay: false, path: 'https://useanimations.com/icons/message-square.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 Message Square restart when the pointer comes back mid-animation?

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. Taps on touch screens are ignored, but keyboard focus plays it.

### Will screen readers read the Message Square icon?

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

### Can Message Square 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

- [Message Circle](https://useanimations.com/icons/message-circle) (hover-replay)
- [Mail](https://useanimations.com/icons/mail) (hover)
- [Minus Square](https://useanimations.com/icons/minus-square) (click-replay)
- [Plus Square](https://useanimations.com/icons/plus-square) (click-replay)
- [X Square](https://useanimations.com/icons/x-square) (click-replay)
- [Divide Square](https://useanimations.com/icons/divide-square) (hover-replay)
- [Square](https://useanimations.com/icons/square) (hover-replay)
- [Phone Forwarded](https://useanimations.com/icons/phone-forwarded) (hover-replay)
- [Phone Incoming](https://useanimations.com/icons/phone-incoming) (hover-replay)
- [Voicemail](https://useanimations.com/icons/voicemail) (hover-replay)
- [Phone Outgoing](https://useanimations.com/icons/phone-outgoing) (hover-replay)
- [At Sign](https://useanimations.com/icons/at-sign) (hover-replay)

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