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Squash & Stretch Ball

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

Morphing ShapesHTMLCSSany framework

Copy into your project

HTML
<!-- Squash & Stretch Ball -->
<div class="nuda-ms2-squash-ball" role="img" aria-label="Bouncing ball animation">
  <span class="nuda-ms2-squash-ball__shadow" aria-hidden="true"></span>
  <span class="nuda-ms2-squash-ball__ball" aria-hidden="true"></span>
</div>
CSS
.nuda-ms2-squash-ball {
  position: relative;
  width: 110px;
  height: 130px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-end;
  justify-content: center;
  padding-bottom: 14px;
}

.nuda-ms2-squash-ball__ball {
  width: 40px;
  height: 40px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg,#e4ff54,#a3b830);
  animation: _nuda-ms2SquashBall 1.1s cubic-bezier(.5,0,.5,1) infinite;
  will-change: transform;
}

.nuda-ms2-squash-ball__shadow {
  position: absolute;
  bottom: 12px;
  width: 40px;
  height: 8px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: rgba(0,0,0,.55);
  filter: blur(1px);
  animation: _nuda-ms2SquashShadow 1.1s cubic-bezier(.5,0,.5,1) infinite;
  will-change: transform,opacity;
}

@keyframes _nuda-ms2SquashBall {
  0% {
    transform: translateY(-56px) scale(.85,1.2);
  }
  45% {
    transform: translateY(0) scale(1.35,.65);
  }
  55% {
    transform: translateY(0) scale(1.35,.65);
  }
  100% {
    transform: translateY(-56px) scale(.85,1.2);
  }
}

@keyframes _nuda-ms2SquashShadow {
  0% {
    transform: scale(.6);
    opacity: .2;
  }
  45% {
    transform: scale(1.2);
    opacity: .5;
  }
  55% {
    transform: scale(1.2);
    opacity: .5;
  }
  100% {
    transform: scale(.6);
    opacity: .2;
  }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion:reduce) {
  .nuda-ms2-squash-ball__ball,.nuda-ms2-squash-ball__shadow {
    animation: none;
  }
  .nuda-ms2-squash-ball__ball {
    transform: translateY(-56px) scale(1,1);
  }
  .nuda-ms2-squash-ball__shadow {
    transform: scale(.6);
    opacity: .2;
  }
}

How to use Squash & Stretch Ball

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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