Icons are more than just visual decoration. They guide users, communicate functionality, and enhance the overall experience of a website or app. Animated icons take this further by adding interactivity, motion, and personality, making websites and apps more engaging and intuitive.
In this article, we’ve compiled 80 inspiring animated icon examples across categories like SVG, UI, ecommerce, technology, marketing, and context-specific designs to spark your creativity.
Table of Contents:
- Animated SVG Icons
- Animated UI (User Interface) Icons
- Animated Ecommerce Icons
- Animated Technology Icons
- Animated Marketing Icons
- Animated Context-Specific Icons
- How Can You Create Animated Icons?
- Can You Create Animated Icons With SVGator?
- Where Can You Find Free Animated Icons?
- What Are the Benefits of Using Animated Icons?
Animated SVG Icons
Animated SVGs are fully scalable, responsive, customizable, and can support interactivity. They’re a popular microinteraction that enhances both the look and usability of a UI, making them ideal for web and mobile app design.
1. Interactive Menu Icons
These interactive menu icons are based on the most popular menu designs.
2. Interactive UI Icons
Interactive UI icons can be as small as 3 KB. Even with click or hover effects, these animations remain lightweight and web-performance friendly.
3. Interactive Icons on Click
Interactive icons on click will efficiently convey information about the user’s interaction with the interface. The examples below can easily work as interactive mobile app icons that are triggered on tap as well, all thanks to the benefits of SVG interactivity.
4. Timeline Explainer Icons
Timeline explainer icons are cost-effective assets that you can use to onboard customers. They allow for easy walkthroughs with minimal copy, reducing the cognitive load of explainer visuals.
5. Glassmorphism Weather Icons
Animated Glassmorphism icons offer a simple way to explore new design trends without a full redesign. Some UI styles, like neubrutalist icons, may not suit certain contexts (such as a weather app) but playful glassmorphic animations provide a subtler, more adaptable option.
6. Neumorphism UI Icons
Neuromorphic UI icons, often called soft UI elements, feature a nearly 3D, plastic-like appearance with a subtle extruded effect. This style is easy to achieve using vector graphics, and neumorphism, which initially emerged as a design trend, has enjoyed a much longer-lasting popularity among designers than anticipated.
7. Gradient Icons
The icons with animated gradients can be as lightweight as solid or duo-tone icons. Gradients can even create a fake 3D effect, like the rocket icon in the example below. If color animation fits your design, gradient icons are worth trying.
8. Holiday-Themed Icons
A touch of UI cheer or hearts can liven up your website for a holiday or special event that your users enjoy. These small details make a big difference, and they can also be used in other graphics like promotional content.
Animated UI (User Interface) Icons
Animated UI icons are great for adding depth, customization, and interactivity to user interfaces. They play a key role in creating memorable digital experiences.
9. Swipe Action Icons
Subtle animations help users remember and adapt to UX improvements, ultimately reducing the cognitive load needed to navigate your inbox effectively.
10. Tab Bar / Navigation Menu Icons
Tab bar animated menu icons help convey functionality and add interactivity to the user experience.
App bottom bar - Made by Pravin Ghoyal
11. Sidebar Navigation Icons
Sidebar navigation icons are microinteractions that have a big impact on user retention, proving that small details really matter. Using SVGator, you can make them interactive on click or tap. Animated icons like these help streamline app navigation, which is key to user-focused UI design.
12. Mobile UI Icons
Mobile animated icons improve functionality by clarifying their purpose without cluttering the limited screen space.
Animated UI icons - Made by tubik UX
Mobile animated icons - Made by Nishant Thakur
UI/UX animated icons - Made by tubik UX
13. Touch Gesture Icons
Animated touch gesture icons work great as onboarding guides, showing users which gestures the interface recognizes. Gesture icon kits are also quick to create since the same elements, like a hand, can be reused across multiple interactions.
14. CTA Button Icons
Icons used in animated CTA buttons are a multifaceted asset for any UI designer. You can create custom success state animations with even the most basic of icons, communicating to the user that the system has registered a request and if/when it has been completed.
Website newsletter CTA - Made by Antoine
Floating action button interaction - Made by Mauricio Bucardo
15. Loader Icons
Icons turned into animated loaders are not only clever, but they’re also super time and labor-efficient to create. This type of animation needs a perfectly smooth loop to work well, along with animated effects that captivate the eye.
16. Toggle State Icons
Toggle elements that animate between states provide clear visual cues for users. Friendly interfaces show active and inactive modes in a simple, understandable way, and using familiar icons for each state makes this even easier.
Animated Ecommerce Icons
Animated ecommerce icons help create an environment aimed at driving sales. They build an emotional connection with customers and make the shopping experience feel more enjoyable.
Here are 6 examples of Animated Ecommerce Icons for you to check out:
17. Universal Ecommerce Icons
Universal ecommerce icons, like a shopping cart, are recognizable across languages and cultures. You can add playful touches, such as a price tag that pops up with discounts or an interactive wallet showing payment options.
Essential ecommerce icons - Made by Filip Greš
Ecommerce animated illustrations - Made by Aldo Crusher
Ecommerce marketing animations - Made by Vectors Market
Ecommerce services animations - Made by Makers Company
18. Checkout Explainer Icons
Checkout explainers help users complete purchases confidently, much like onboarding guides. By clearly walking users through the checkout process, they reduce confusion and improve long-term customer experience.
19. Shipping Icons
Animated shipping icons highlighting a carrier’s services are ideal for ecommerce landing pages. They quickly show customers all the reasons to choose your company at a glance.
20. Logistics Explainer Icons
Logistics-themed explainer icons simplify complex processes into easy-to-understand steps. Animated vector graphics let you illustrate detailed concepts using simple icons, like a basic ecommerce symbol.
21. Online Grocery Shop Icons
Custom animated icons for online grocery shopping make it easier for users to browse product categories. They’re also useful for features like shopping lists or coupon sections, helping draw attention to key selling points.
Online shop animated icons - Made by Vika Verder
Morphing ecommerce icons - Made by abhinspire
22. POS System Icons
POS system icons enhance the ecommerce experience on two levels. For sellers, they simplify navigation between sales, inventory, and data management. For buyers, they can be as simple as animated toggles between currency icons.
Animated Technology Icons
Animated technology icons help explain tech concepts in a way that’s clear for both tech-savvy and non-tech-savvy users.
Here are 5 examples of Animated Technology Icons for you to explore:
23. Cloud Computing Icons
Cute, friendly cloud computing icons make advanced technology feel less intimidating. They simplify terms that non-technical users might not know, greatly improving the usability of a cloud platform.
24. Fintech Icons
Animated fintech icons help explain complex processes that combine finance and technology, such as data analysis, savings, and investments.
25. WordPress Plugin Icons
This set of animated WordPress plugin icons highlights key product features in a simple, visual way. Since they illustrate specific capabilities, adding short descriptive labels is essential for clarity.
26. File Type Icons
Interactive file-type icons on SVGator’s landing pages clearly show the export options available. These animated icons help new users quickly see if the tool fits their workflow—minimalist but effective.
27. Tool Feature Icons
We’ve been using animated tool feature icons on svgator.com since the early days. They’re an effective way to explain software features and work just as well for most tech products and services.
Tool feature animations - Made by Iconly Pro
Folder animated icons - Made by Iconly Pro
Animated Marketing Icons
Animated marketing icons are an important tool for showcasing branding, outreach, success metrics, and engagement in a clear, engaging way.
Here are 7 examples of Animated Marketing Icons for you to consider creating yourself:
28. Social Media Icons
Animated interactive social media icons are perfect visual cues for website visitors. For example, they can encourage blog readers to share content to all the other social platforms where you’re building communities, effectively increasing your reach.
29. App Onboarding Icons
App onboarding icons that morph between concepts make onboarding more efficient. They guide new users through key features while also introducing the icons they’ll use to navigate the app.
30. Time Tracking App Icon
A smart way to highlight your app’s main selling point is to animate the icon with a partial reveal. This animation emphasizes that your time-tracking tool helps users manage their time efficiently.
31. Pricing Plan Icons
Animated pricing plan icons can boost conversions and reduce churn by helping clients pick the plan that best fits their needs from the start.
32. Content Sharing Icons
Animated content sharing icons that also serve as loaders with success feedback enhance UX.
33. Open AI Logo Icon
Animated logo icons are fantastic branding assets as they can help establish brand recognition in innovative ways. Animate a logo icon for your mobile app’s splash screen, welcome page, or even as a loader.
34. Data Chart Icon
An animated data chart icon in a hero section provides a clear, engaging way to introduce users to accessible data analysis.
35. Gmail Animated Icons
Animated Context-Specific Icons
Context-specific icons help designers boost user understanding quickly. In any field, animated vector icons offer top-notch customization.
Here are 6 examples of Animated Context-Specific Icons for you to get inspired by:
36. Self-Storage Service Icons
Self-storage service icons use simple animations to highlight all the benefits of the service. From climate control to security features, these custom icons help turn website visitors into satisfied customers.
37. Share Location Icons
Animated share location icons, with effects like a location marker moving, add extra interest to an app feature without distracting from the functionality of the icons.
38. Medical App Icons
Medical app icons with animation can effectively guide users through medical functionalities. Since health apps are often used in stressful situations, intuitive navigation is crucial, and custom icons help achieve this.
39. Fitness App Icons
Hover animations on fitness app icons add a fun, engaging touch to the user experience. Since motion is already part of their workout mindset, it makes sense to bring it into their favorite tracker app, too.
40. Education Icons
Virtual classrooms can benefit greatly from the engaging and captivating nature of animated education-themed icons. You can guide students through resources, subjects, and courses with informative and eye-catching imagery using just icons.
Education animation pack - Made by Alex Kunchevsky
41. Cooking App Icons
Cooking app icons on a smooth, looping animation enhance the user experience much like plating enhances a meal.
Beverage animations - Made by roshan ramachandran
42. Business-Specific Icons
Custom icons designed for specific industries such as fax apps, crypto platforms, music services, and travel agencies help your brand stand out while reflecting the unique nature of your business.
Fax app animations - Made by Pavel
Bank animated icons - Made by Vedant Hegde
Crypto animated icons - Made by Sanni sahil
43. Themed Animated Icons
Themed animated icons add personality and context to your designs.
Winter Olympic animated icons - Made by Fraser Davidson
How Can You Create Animated Icons?
Typically, the process of creating animated icons more or less follows the following 6 steps:
- Conceptualization: Define the purpose, message, and context of each icon.
- Design: Create the static version of the icon or import ready-made ones that match your brand.
- Animate: Use your chosen animation tool to bring icons to life. Consider movement, easing, and interaction.
- Preview/Export:Export animated icons in the required format, such as animated SVG, Lottie JSON .dart (Flutter), or .js (React Native).
- Test: Check that animated icons load quickly and smoothly.
- Integrate: Add the animated icons to the website or app.
Can You Create Animated Icons With SVGator?
Change the stroke or fill color, size, etc. using the animator’s intuitive interface. Once the icons have an on-brand appearance, you can move and animate the icons as you please, going as subtle or as effervescent as you see fit.
Where Can You Find Free Animated Icons?
You can find free animated icons in SVGator’s Asset Library.
We’ve created a universal ecommerce icon set that includes all the essentials needed for an outstanding online shopping experience. And you can download it for free!
The free animated icon set includes the following:
- Static SVG ecommerce icons
- Animated SVG ecommerce icons
- Interactive animated SVG ecommerce icons
- Animated SVG icons in .dart format for Flutter
- Animated SVG icons in .js format for React Native
The work behind the smooth transitions and impeccable style continuity has already been done by SVGator’s team of designers. All you have to do is make the animated icons match your brand’s identity.
With the PRO plan, you can also define the interactivity settings of the animated icons as you see fit, and export them to be used on the web (as .svg files) or on mobile apps (as .js files for React Native or as .dart files for Flutter).
What Are the Benefits of Using Animated Icons?
Here are the main benefits of using animated icons:
- Boosting user engagement
- Improving usability and accessibility
- Conveying information quickly and intuitively
- Ensuring performance on the web and mobile
- Strengthening brand identity
Final Thoughts
From ecommerce to technology and context-specific designs, animated icons offer practical benefits like improving usability, conveying information quickly, and strengthening brand identity. With SVGator, designers can easily create interactive, on-brand icons without coding, making it simple to add motion and personality to any interface while keeping performance smooth and consistent.
