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Geneva Drive Indexing
A hairline Geneva drive: the pin wheel turns without pause while the four-slot star waits, then the pin catches a slot and indexes it a quarter turn on its true kinematic curve.
Also known as: geneva mechanism animation, intermittent motion css, maltese cross gear, indexing mechanism.
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- Color: set
--hln-coloron the element or a parent. Currently previewing#3b82f6. - Base size: set
--hln-size. Every other dimension is inem, so the whole thing scales together. Currently previewing16px. - Speed: change the duration on the
transitionoranimationshorthand. Staggered delays are relative, so they keep their rhythm. - Reduced motion: the rule at the end of the CSS turns the motion off for people who asked their OS for less of it. Keep it.