Paper Plane Send Icon Hover
The paper plane pulls back, shoots off the top right corner and glides back in from the bottom left. The button clips it with overflow hidden, so it leaves and returns cleanly.
Also known as: send button animation css, paper plane icon hover, send message icon.
HTML
<button class="hfx-send-icon-fly" aria-label="Send"><svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" aria-hidden="true"><path d="m22 2-7 20-4-9-9-4Z"/><path d="M22 2 11 13"/></svg></button>
CSS
.hfx-send-icon-fly {
--c: var(--hfx-color, #3b82f6);
font-size: var(--hfx-size, 16px);
position: relative;
display: grid;
place-items: center;
width: 3.5em;
height: 3.5em;
padding: 0;
border: 0;
border-radius: 50%;
cursor: pointer;
overflow: hidden;
background: var(--c);
color: #fff;
box-shadow: 0 0 0 0 color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 0%, transparent);
transition: box-shadow 0.3s ease;}
.hfx-send-icon-fly svg {
width: 1.5em;
height: 1.5em;
transform: translate(-0.08em, 0.08em);
}
.hfx-send-icon-fly:is(:hover, :focus-visible) { box-shadow: 0 0 0 0.4em color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 18%, transparent); }
.hfx-send-icon-fly:is(:hover, :focus-visible) svg {
animation: hfx-send-icon-fly-go 1s both;
}
@keyframes hfx-send-icon-fly-go {
0% { transform: translate(-0.08em, 0.08em) rotate(0deg); animation-timing-function: ease-out; }
18% { transform: translate(-0.3em, 0.3em) rotate(-8deg) scale(0.9); animation-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.55, 0, 1, 0.45); }
48% { transform: translate(2.8em, -2.8em) rotate(0deg) scale(0.8); }
48.1% { transform: translate(-2.8em, 2.8em) rotate(0deg) scale(0.8); animation-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.8, 0.3, 1.15); }
100% { transform: translate(-0.08em, 0.08em) rotate(0deg) scale(1); }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.hfx-send-icon-fly, .hfx-send-icon-fly *, .hfx-send-icon-fly::before, .hfx-send-icon-fly::after, .hfx-send-icon-fly *::before, .hfx-send-icon-fly *::after {
animation-duration: 0.01ms !important;
animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
transition-duration: 0.01ms !important;
}
}Customizing this snippet
- Color: set
--hfx-coloron the element or a parent. Currently previewing#3b82f6. - Base size: set
--hfx-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.