# Twitter animated icon

> Free Twitter animated icon that loops while hovered. MIT-licensed for React, shadcn/ui, Lottie JSON and SVG.

The Twitter animated icon loops while hovered in 4 s and pairs with Twitter X and Github in the social media set. Hover loop icons typically mark social links, community invites, portfolio links and language pickers.

## Facts

- Interaction: [Hover loop](https://useanimations.com/interactions/hover-loop). Loops while hovered, finishes the current cycle after mouseleave and stays static when reduced motion is preferred.
- Category: [Social media](https://useanimations.com/categories/social-media)
- Duration: 4.00 s at 30 fps
- Artboard: 32 × 32 px
- Lottie size: 8.5 kB (uses After Effects expressions: needs the full lottie-web build)
- License: MIT, attribution optional ([Licencing & Terms](https://useanimations.com/licencing-and-terms))

## Files

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

## React

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

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

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

## shadcn/ui

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

```tsx
import { AnimatedTwitter } from '@/components/animations/twitter';

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

## HTML and lottie-web

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

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

## FAQ

### Does Twitter stop as soon as the pointer leaves?

It finishes the cycle it is in (at most 4 s) and then rests on its first frame, so it never freezes mid-motion. Taps on touch screens are ignored, but keyboard focus plays it.

### Will screen readers read the Twitter icon?

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

### Can Twitter loop all the time instead?

Yes: pass interaction="loop". It then plays continuously; stays on the static first frame when reduced motion is preferred.

## Related icons

- [Twitter X](https://useanimations.com/icons/twitter-x) (hover-replay)
- [Github](https://useanimations.com/icons/github) (hover-loop)
- [Linkedin](https://useanimations.com/icons/linkedin) (hover-loop)
- [Dribbble](https://useanimations.com/icons/dribbble) (hover-loop)
- [Behance](https://useanimations.com/icons/behance) (hover-loop)
- [Codepen](https://useanimations.com/icons/codepen) (hover-loop)
- [Facebook](https://useanimations.com/icons/facebook) (hover-loop)
- [Discord](https://useanimations.com/icons/discord) (hover-loop)
- [Telegram](https://useanimations.com/icons/telegram) (hover-loop)
- [Pocket](https://useanimations.com/icons/pocket) (hover-loop)
- [YouTube V2](https://useanimations.com/icons/youtube-v2) (hover)
- [Instagram](https://useanimations.com/icons/instagram) (hover)

[All social media icons](https://useanimations.com/categories/social-media) · [All icons](https://useanimations.com/icons)