Save Icon React Component - Animated Motion Icon
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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 save Icon
The animated save component is hand-tuned for interactive user interface controls. Designers reach for it when they need to convey a save 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 floppy 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 disk UI without introducing a new icon system. It is tagged for save, floppy, disk, store 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 save icon
- Trigger a confirmation feedback loop on save interactions in settings panels.
- Mark floppy states in dashboards, kanban boards, and status feeds.
- Use as the leading glyph in a disk-related list row or dropdown option.
- Surface a store shortcut inside toolbars and command palettes.
- Animate the empty-state illustration for memory-themed onboarding screens.
Pro Tip
Pair the save icon with a 32-40px hit area on touch targets and reserve the 16-20px size for inline floppy labels inside dense interactive user interface controls.
Related Concepts & Search Terms
This Object / UI icon is catalogued under the following related terms, useful when searching the library for a specific concept:
React Component Code Examples
Basic Usage
<SaveIcon size={48} />Custom Props Configuration
<SaveIcon 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 save icon available for commercial use?
Yes. The save 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 save 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 save 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 save icon?
Beyond the standard size, color, and strokeWidth props, you can pass any motion prop through because the save 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 floppy toolbars, and a custom `initial` state to stagger multiple save instances inside a hero section.
Documentation & Assets
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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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