Animated Lock Icon React Component
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Installation & Setup
Follow these steps to integrate the animated asset into your application.
Quick Setup with shadcn CLI
The CLI method requires shadcn/ui to be initialized in your project. It will handle all imports automatically.
About the lock Icon
The animated lock component is hand-tuned for interactive user interface controls. Designers reach for it when they need to convey a lock action without resorting to a static glyph: the hover transition pulls the user's eye toward the affordance, the tap response confirms the click landed, and the loop variant keeps the secure state readable during long-running operations. Because the source ships as a single React component with explicit prop types, you can drop it next to existing security UI without introducing a new icon system. It is tagged for lock, secure, security, password contexts and rendered through Motion's hardware-accelerated transform layer, so the animation stays smooth even on low-end Android devices and inside React Native Web shells.
Where teams ship the lock icon
- Trigger a confirmation feedback loop on lock interactions in settings panels.
- Mark secure states in dashboards, kanban boards, and status feeds.
- Use as the leading glyph in a security-related list row or dropdown option.
- Surface a password shortcut inside toolbars and command palettes.
- Animate the empty-state illustration for privacy-themed onboarding screens.
Pro Tip
Pair the lock icon with a 32-40px hit area on touch targets and reserve the 16-20px size for inline secure labels inside dense interactive user interface controls.
Related Concepts & Search Terms
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React Component Code Examples
Basic Usage
<LockIcon size={48} />Custom Props Configuration
<LockIcon color="#5A67F2" strokeWidth={1.5} />Customization Options & API
- size: Number (pixels) or string (e.g., "2rem")
- color: Any valid CSS color hex, rgb, or tailwind class if passed through SVG
- strokeWidth: Number between 0.5 and 3
- className: Tailwind classes for positioning and margins
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this lock icon available for commercial use?
Yes. The lock icon is released under the MIT license with no attribution requirement, so you can ship it inside paid SaaS dashboards, marketing sites, internal tools, and mobile apps. The interactive user interface controls use case has no special restrictions: ship as many instances as you need and bundle it inside compiled native binaries without additional clearance.
How does the animation work for this React icon?
The lock animation is driven by Motion's transform-based engine, which animates CSS transform and opacity rather than layout properties. That means hovering or tapping the lock surface stays at 60fps even when the icon sits inside a busy interactive user interface controls layout, and the animation gracefully degrades to a static render when the user's `prefers-reduced-motion` media query is set.
Can I customize the color and size of the animated lock icon?
Beyond the standard size, color, and strokeWidth props, you can pass any motion prop through because the lock component is a thin wrapper around the underlying motion element. Common tweaks for interactive user interface controls include a longer `transition.duration` for onboarding flows, a tighter `whileTap` scale for dense secure toolbars, and a custom `initial` state to stagger multiple lock instances inside a hero section.
Documentation & Assets
Read more about our motion engine and component customization.
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Enterprise Customization
Our animated icons are built to be highly extensible. By copying the source code, you gain full control over the `transition` objects and `animate` props, allowing you to fine-tune the interactions to match your application's unique motion signature.
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