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Arrow Bend

A copy-paste morphing shapes component in pure HTML & CSS. Zero dependencies, framework-agnostic, MIT-licensed.

Morphing ShapesHTMLCSSany framework

Copy into your project

HTML
<!-- Arrow Bend -->
<div class="nuda-ms2-arrow-bend" role="img" aria-label="Arrow rotating through the four cardinal directions">
  <span class="nuda-ms2-arrow-bend__shape" aria-hidden="true"></span>
</div>
CSS
.nuda-ms2-arrow-bend {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  width: 100px;
  height: 100px;
}

.nuda-ms2-arrow-bend__shape {
  width: 64px;
  height: 64px;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg,#e4ff54,#a3b830);
  clip-path: polygon(50% 0%,100% 50%,68% 50%,68% 100%,32% 100%,32% 50%,0% 50%);
  animation: _nuda-ms2ArrowBend 4s ease-in-out infinite;
  will-change: transform;
}

@keyframes _nuda-ms2ArrowBend {
  0% {
    transform: rotate(0deg) scale(1);
  }
  20% {
    transform: rotate(0deg) scale(1.08);
  }
  25% {
    transform: rotate(90deg) scale(1);
  }
  45% {
    transform: rotate(90deg) scale(1.08);
  }
  50% {
    transform: rotate(180deg) scale(1);
  }
  70% {
    transform: rotate(180deg) scale(1.08);
  }
  75% {
    transform: rotate(270deg) scale(1);
  }
  95% {
    transform: rotate(270deg) scale(1.08);
  }
  100% {
    transform: rotate(360deg) scale(1);
  }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion:reduce) {
  .nuda-ms2-arrow-bend__shape {
    animation: none;
    transform: rotate(0deg) scale(1);
  }
}

How to use Arrow Bend

Paste the HTML where you need it and the CSS into a global stylesheet (or a <style> tag). Every class is prefixed nuda- so it never collides with Tailwind or your own styles. Tweak the CSS custom properties to match your design system.

Works in React, Vue, Svelte, Astro, Next.js, Nuxt, Laravel Blade, Django, Rails — or a single .html file. No npm install, no build step.

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