10 oddly satisfying CSS Animations

Sometimes after a long, exhausting day it is enough to look at something beautiful. Therefore “satisfying” videos or pictures are very good. You can see in this article that this is also possible with CSS and JavaScript!

Such satisfying animations are simply beautiful and soothing to look at. It’s ingenious when you have a deeper use, like the first example as load animation. Just let yourself be surprised what the web has to offer.

Some animations are interactive. Just hover over it and click on it with your mouse.

The pens shown are licensed with MIT. You can find more info about your own use on the Codepen Blog.

1. Oddly satisfying loading indicator (CSS only)

See the Pen Oddly satisfying loading indicator (CSS only) by eight (@eight) on CodePen.

2. Oddly satisfying CSS Only animation

See the Pen Oddly satisfying CSS Only animation by eight (@eight) on CodePen.

3. The Last Experience

See the Pen The Last Experience by ByteKnight (@byteknight) on CodePen.

4. Campfire

See the Pen campfire by ByteKnight (@byteknight) on CodePen.

5. Growing pastel dots

See the Pen growing pastel dots by Rachel Smith (@rachsmith) on CodePen.

6. Rainbow lines

See the Pen Rainbow lines by ByteKnight (@byteknight) on CodePen.

7. Mesmerizing

See the Pen Mesmerizing by xposedbones (@xposedbones) on CodePen.

8. Animation Test

See the Pen Animation Test – Creeper Lines animated by xposedbones (@xposedbones) on CodePen.

9. Musical background on mousemove

See the Pen Musical background on mousemove by ByteKnight (@byteknight) on CodePen.

10. Truchet 13

See the Pen Truchet 13 by Liam Egan (@shubniggurath) on CodePen.

I hope the animations have calmed you down a bit or have partially fascinated and motivated you for new projects. Creative phases are important for us and we should take our time every day to switch something off.

Note: All buttons are all published on codepen.io and not by me.

Not enough? Then this could be something for you!

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• CSS Navigation Menus
• CSS Hamburger Menus
• Inspiring loading animations