Free Animated SVG Icons

Animated SVG icons bring life to your interfaces. Use them for loading states, transitions, and to draw attention to important elements.

3 icon packs · 1,584 total icons · Free & open source

Icon Packs

SVG Spinners

46 icons MIT

Material Line Icons

1,091 icons MIT

Meteocons

447 icons MIT

Common Use Cases

1 Loading states

2 Progress indicators

3 Success/error animations

4 Interactive hover effects

5 Attention-grabbing elements

Frequently Asked Questions

Animated SVG icons use CSS animations or SMIL (SVG animation markup) embedded directly in the SVG file. They animate without JavaScript, keeping your bundle lean while adding delightful motion.

Most animated SVG icons use GPU-accelerated CSS transforms and opacity, making them very performant. Line-MD icons are specifically optimized for minimal CPU usage during animation.

Yes, you can control SVG animations with CSS. Use animation-play-state to pause/resume, or trigger animations on hover, click, or when elements scroll into view.