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- Animate
- Path
Guide
- Animate
- Path
Guide
- Animate
- Path
How to Animate Elements Along a Path
Ever wanted to make your elements glide, swirl, or bounce along a custom path? This blog reveals the secret behind those magical motion effects. From spiraling testimonials to floating icons on a wave, let me show you a fun (and shockingly easy) way to animate anything in Framer.
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What Is the secret?
It’s a the Animate Along Path component. It lets you animate any element along a pat, either one of the built-in presets or a custom path you provide via SVG. Imagine floating someone’s profile picture along a cloud-shaped path, or having an icon twirl in a spiral on scroll. It’s all possible with just a few tweaks in the properties panel.
What Is the secret?
It’s a the Animate Along Path component. It lets you animate any element along a pat, either one of the built-in presets or a custom path you provide via SVG. Imagine floating someone’s profile picture along a cloud-shaped path, or having an icon twirl in a spiral on scroll. It’s all possible with just a few tweaks in the properties panel.
What Is the secret?
It’s a the Animate Along Path component. It lets you animate any element along a pat, either one of the built-in presets or a custom path you provide via SVG. Imagine floating someone’s profile picture along a cloud-shaped path, or having an icon twirl in a spiral on scroll. It’s all possible with just a few tweaks in the properties panel.
Animation along custom path.
Animation along custom path.
Animation along custom path.
You can:
Drop in any frame, image, or element
Pick from 5 preset paths (spiral, wave, curly, loop, stripes)
Or paste in your own custom SVG path
Flip the direction, loop the animation, bounce it, change easing, all from the UI
You can:
Drop in any frame, image, or element
Pick from 5 preset paths (spiral, wave, curly, loop, stripes)
Or paste in your own custom SVG path
Flip the direction, loop the animation, bounce it, change easing, all from the UI
You can:
Drop in any frame, image, or element
Pick from 5 preset paths (spiral, wave, curly, loop, stripes)
Or paste in your own custom SVG path
Flip the direction, loop the animation, bounce it, change easing, all from the UI
The five path presets in the animate along path component in Framer.
The five path presets in the animate along path component in Framer.
The five path presets in the animate along path component in Framer.
Want it to scale up or down? Easy. Want to color the path so it’s visible while you design? Done. You’ve got full control.
How to use it
Drop the component on your canvas. Drag in the Animate Along Path component and place it wherever you like.
Add your element. Inside the component, drop in an image, frame, or icon. This is what will move along the path. (Pro tip: Try it with team photos or for a fun animated testimonial section.)
Choose a path preset or paste your own. Use the dropdown to pick a path: Spiral, Loop, Wave, Curly, or Stripes. Or paste your own SVG path for something totally custom (like clouds or a lightning bolt).
UI Tip: When you choose a preset, extra options appear—like switching to a different shape or tweaking the motion.
Customize the animation:
Direction: Set it to normal or reverse
Looping: Make it continuous or use “mirror” to bounce it back
Easing & duration: Fine-tune the timing to get that buttery smooth feel
Path visibility: Show or hide it (and color it if you want visual feedback)
Want it to scale up or down? Easy. Want to color the path so it’s visible while you design? Done. You’ve got full control.
How to use it
Drop the component on your canvas. Drag in the Animate Along Path component and place it wherever you like.
Add your element. Inside the component, drop in an image, frame, or icon. This is what will move along the path. (Pro tip: Try it with team photos or for a fun animated testimonial section.)
Choose a path preset or paste your own. Use the dropdown to pick a path: Spiral, Loop, Wave, Curly, or Stripes. Or paste your own SVG path for something totally custom (like clouds or a lightning bolt).
UI Tip: When you choose a preset, extra options appear—like switching to a different shape or tweaking the motion.
Customize the animation:
Direction: Set it to normal or reverse
Looping: Make it continuous or use “mirror” to bounce it back
Easing & duration: Fine-tune the timing to get that buttery smooth feel
Path visibility: Show or hide it (and color it if you want visual feedback)
Want it to scale up or down? Easy. Want to color the path so it’s visible while you design? Done. You’ve got full control.
How to use it
Drop the component on your canvas. Drag in the Animate Along Path component and place it wherever you like.
Add your element. Inside the component, drop in an image, frame, or icon. This is what will move along the path. (Pro tip: Try it with team photos or for a fun animated testimonial section.)
Choose a path preset or paste your own. Use the dropdown to pick a path: Spiral, Loop, Wave, Curly, or Stripes. Or paste your own SVG path for something totally custom (like clouds or a lightning bolt).
UI Tip: When you choose a preset, extra options appear—like switching to a different shape or tweaking the motion.
Customize the animation:
Direction: Set it to normal or reverse
Looping: Make it continuous or use “mirror” to bounce it back
Easing & duration: Fine-tune the timing to get that buttery smooth feel
Path visibility: Show or hide it (and color it if you want visual feedback)
The properties in animate along path component in Framer.
The properties in animate along path component in Framer.
The properties in animate along path component in Framer.
What can you use this for?
Hero animations — Make a graphic fly in along a cool custom path
Testimonial sliders — Have team photos glide through on loops
Background motion — Add subtle wave paths for decorative elements
Icon journeys — Show a process or workflow by animating icons in sequence
Just for fun — Make stuff swirl, bounce, and curve for no reason at all (those are the best kind)
Wrapping up
With this component, you don’t need to code SVGs or wrestle with motion logic. Just drag, drop, and let your creativity take the wheel.
Wanna animate a floating head through a cloud-shaped path? Go for it. Got a squiggly SVG you drew at 1am? It’ll work. Need everything to loop just right? The settings are right there in the panel. Go play with it and see where your elements take you.
What can you use this for?
Hero animations — Make a graphic fly in along a cool custom path
Testimonial sliders — Have team photos glide through on loops
Background motion — Add subtle wave paths for decorative elements
Icon journeys — Show a process or workflow by animating icons in sequence
Just for fun — Make stuff swirl, bounce, and curve for no reason at all (those are the best kind)
Wrapping up
With this component, you don’t need to code SVGs or wrestle with motion logic. Just drag, drop, and let your creativity take the wheel.
Wanna animate a floating head through a cloud-shaped path? Go for it. Got a squiggly SVG you drew at 1am? It’ll work. Need everything to loop just right? The settings are right there in the panel. Go play with it and see where your elements take you.
What can you use this for?
Hero animations — Make a graphic fly in along a cool custom path
Testimonial sliders — Have team photos glide through on loops
Background motion — Add subtle wave paths for decorative elements
Icon journeys — Show a process or workflow by animating icons in sequence
Just for fun — Make stuff swirl, bounce, and curve for no reason at all (those are the best kind)
Wrapping up
With this component, you don’t need to code SVGs or wrestle with motion logic. Just drag, drop, and let your creativity take the wheel.
Wanna animate a floating head through a cloud-shaped path? Go for it. Got a squiggly SVG you drew at 1am? It’ll work. Need everything to loop just right? The settings are right there in the panel. Go play with it and see where your elements take you.
