# Paperclip animated icon

> MIT-licensed Paperclip animated icon: plays once on hover. Use it in React or shadcn/ui, or get the Lottie JSON or SVG.

Paperclip is a 1.33 s micro animation from the content set that plays once on hover, like File and Book. 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: [Content](https://useanimations.com/categories/content)
- Duration: 1.33 s at 30 fps
- Artboard: 32 × 32 px
- Lottie size: 1.3 kB
- License: MIT, attribution optional ([Licencing & Terms](https://useanimations.com/licencing-and-terms))

## Files

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

## React

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

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

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

## shadcn/ui

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

```tsx
import { AnimatedPaperclip } from '@/components/animations/paperclip';

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

## HTML and lottie-web

```html
<div id="paperclip-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('paperclip-icon');
  const a = lottie.loadAnimation({ container: el, renderer: 'svg', loop: false, autoplay: false, path: 'https://useanimations.com/icons/paperclip.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 Paperclip restart on every mouse enter?

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. Keyboard focus plays it as well; a tap on a touch screen does not.

### Is Paperclip decorative?

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

### Can Paperclip 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

- [File](https://useanimations.com/icons/file) (hover-replay)
- [Book](https://useanimations.com/icons/book) (hover-replay)
- [Clipboard](https://useanimations.com/icons/clipboard) (hover-replay)
- [Book Open](https://useanimations.com/icons/book-open) (hover-replay)
- [File Text](https://useanimations.com/icons/file-text) (hover-replay)
- [Inbox](https://useanimations.com/icons/inbox) (hover-replay)
- [Users](https://useanimations.com/icons/users) (hover-replay)
- [Image](https://useanimations.com/icons/image) (hover-replay)
- [User](https://useanimations.com/icons/user) (hover-replay)
- [Folder Plus](https://useanimations.com/icons/folder-plus) (click-replay)
- [Copy](https://useanimations.com/icons/copy) (hover)
- [File Minus](https://useanimations.com/icons/file-minus) (click-replay)

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