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39 lines
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---
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title: Animate SVG Wrapper Instead of SVG Element
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impact: LOW
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impactDescription: enables hardware acceleration
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tags: rendering, svg, css, animation, performance
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---
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## Animate SVG Wrapper Instead of SVG Element
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Many browsers don't have hardware acceleration for CSS3 animations on SVG elements. Wrap SVG in a `<div>` and animate the wrapper instead.
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**Incorrect (animating SVG directly - no hardware acceleration):**
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```tsx
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function LoadingSpinner() {
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return (
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<svg className='animate-spin' width='24' height='24' viewBox='0 0 24 24'>
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<circle cx='12' cy='12' r='10' stroke='currentColor' />
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</svg>
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);
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}
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```
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**Correct (animating wrapper div - hardware accelerated):**
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```tsx
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function LoadingSpinner() {
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return (
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<div className='animate-spin'>
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<svg width='24' height='24' viewBox='0 0 24 24'>
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<circle cx='12' cy='12' r='10' stroke='currentColor' />
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</svg>
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</div>
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);
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}
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```
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This applies to all CSS transforms and transitions (`transform`, `opacity`, `translate`, `scale`, `rotate`). The wrapper div allows browsers to use GPU acceleration for smoother animations.
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