--- title: JavaScript Animation Engine | daily.dev description: Anime.js is a versatile JavaScript animation library offering several features, including rotating objects, creating motion paths, and animating SVG paths.... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/javascript-animation-engine-9pqzinbcv twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: JavaScript Animation Engine | daily.dev og:description: Anime.js is a versatile JavaScript animation library offering several features, including rotating objects, creating motion paths, and animating SVG paths.... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/javascript-animation-engine-9pqzinbcv og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/9pqZiNBcV.png og:image:alt: JavaScript Animation Engine og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # JavaScript Animation Engine **[Hacker News](https://daily.dev/sources/hn)** · 1 min read · 3036 upvotes · 120 comments ## Summary Anime.js is a versatile JavaScript animation library offering several features, including rotating objects, creating motion paths, and animating SVG paths. Users can create timelines, apply staggered animations, and make elements draggable with customizable easing options. The library also supports advanced configurations like spring physics and media query-based animations. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@jessyco** · 20 upvotes > it loads sometimes in firefox. sometimes it's just a black screen. **@rpalm** · 12 upvotes > this is dope **@felipepitol** · 11 upvotes > What a beautiful thing :o **@whumobrianrinywe** · 7 upvotes > How did u do it **@lalomorales** · 6 upvotes > ohhhhh here we go ! ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Unveils Schedule for KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Europe 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