# Play/Pause circle animated icon

> MIT Play/Pause circle animated icon: toggles between two states on click. For React, shadcn/ui and Lottie JSON or SVG.

Play/Pause circle is a 0.27 s micro animation that toggles between two states on click; use it for play and pause buttons in audio and video players. Its static SVGs cover the pause-circle and play-circle states, so the resting icon still shows which one is active.

## Facts

- Interaction: [Click toggle](https://useanimations.com/interactions/click-toggle). Toggles between two states on click, or switches immediately when reduced motion is preferred.
- Category: [Media](https://useanimations.com/categories/media)
- Duration: 0.27 s at 30 fps
- Artboard: 32 × 32 px
- Lottie size: 2.0 kB
- License: MIT, attribution optional ([Licencing & Terms](https://useanimations.com/licencing-and-terms))

## Files

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

## React

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

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

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

## shadcn/ui

```bash
npx shadcn@latest add https://useanimations.com/r/play-pause-circle.json
```

```tsx
import { AnimatedPlayPauseCircle } from '@/components/animations/play-pause-circle';

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

## HTML and lottie-web

```html
<div id="play-pause-circle-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('play-pause-circle-icon');
  const a = lottie.loadAnimation({ container: el, renderer: 'svg', loop: false, autoplay: false, path: 'https://useanimations.com/icons/play-pause-circle.json' });
  const motion = matchMedia('(prefers-reduced-motion: reduce)');
  let isOn = true; // Frame 0 is on; the final frame is off.
  el.addEventListener('click', () => { isOn = !isOn; if (motion.matches) a.goToAndStop(isOn ? 0 : a.totalFrames - 1, true); else { a.setDirection(isOn ? -1 : 1); a.play(); } });
</script>
```

## FAQ

### Can my app decide whether Play/Pause circle shows pause-circle or play-circle?

Make it controlled: pass active and flip it in onClick, e.g. active={on} onClick={() => setOn(!on)}. true plays to the last frame and false back to the first; an icon that mounts with active already true starts there without animating, and with reduced motion it jumps instead of playing.

### Should the Play/Pause circle icon be a <button>?

Put its events on a real button with the render prop: render={(events, icon) => <button aria-label="Play/Pause circle" aria-pressed={on} {...events}><span {...icon} /></button>}. The animation itself stays aria-hidden, and aria-pressed tells screen readers which state is on.

## Related icons

- [Play/Pause](https://useanimations.com/icons/play-pause) (click-toggle)
- [Skip back](https://useanimations.com/icons/skip-back) (click-replay)
- [Skip forward](https://useanimations.com/icons/skip-forward) (click-replay)
- [Stop Circle](https://useanimations.com/icons/stop-circle) (click-replay)
- [Alert circle](https://useanimations.com/icons/alert-circle) (loop)
- [Arrow down circle](https://useanimations.com/icons/arrow-down-circle) (click-replay)
- [Arrow left circle](https://useanimations.com/icons/arrow-left-circle) (click-replay)
- [Arrow right circle](https://useanimations.com/icons/arrow-right-circle) (click-replay)
- [Arrow up circle](https://useanimations.com/icons/arrow-up-circle) (click-replay)
- [Check Circle](https://useanimations.com/icons/check-circle) (click-replay)
- [Minus Circle](https://useanimations.com/icons/minus-circle) (click-replay)
- [Plus Circle](https://useanimations.com/icons/plus-circle) (click-replay)

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