> ## Documentation Index
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# SVG Stroke Trace

> An authored SVG path draws from its measured length, holds with subtle drift, and optionally fills when the path is closed.

# SVG Stroke Trace

An authored SVG path draws from its measured length, holds with subtle drift, and optionally fills when the path is closed.

**SVG Stroke Trace**

```html svg-stroke-trace.html theme={null}
<!doctype html>
<!--
  svg-stroke-trace: HyperFrames video primitive (intros and reveals)

  An authored SVG path draws from start to finish using its measured length.
  Closed paths receive a restrained fill after the stroke completes. Open
  paths remain stroke-only, which keeps signatures and waves clean.

  Variables:
    - path (string): SVG path data for the traced mark.
    - stroke_width (number, default 12): stroke width in viewBox units.
    - accent (green | blue | violet, default green): trace and fill color.
    - exit (none | fade | up, default "none"): optional departure.

  Envelope, fixed IN and OUT with elastic HOLD only:
    IN_BASE  = 1.85s, stroke draw followed by optional closed-path fill
    HOLD     = max(0, D - IN - OUT), one subtle vertical drift cycle
    OUT_BASE = 0.45s departure when exit is fade or up, 0s when exit is
               none (the default: the finished mark holds until the cut)
    If D is shorter than IN_BASE + OUT_BASE, IN and OUT compress together.
    The timeline is never time-scaled.

  Mount contract: the runtime clones only this template. #root fills the host
  box, establishes the container query basis, has no data-width or data-height,
  and registers one paused timeline under the literal svg-stroke-trace key.
-->
<html
  lang="en"
  data-composition-id="svg-stroke-trace"
  data-composition-duration="3.5"
  data-composition-variables='[
    { "id": "path", "type": "string", "role": "content", "label": "Path", "description": "SVG path data for the authored mark.", "default": "M 92 328 C 178 142 292 138 366 276 C 430 396 500 414 558 262 C 622 94 724 112 786 274 C 836 406 894 376 930 194" },
    { "id": "stroke_width", "type": "number", "role": "style", "label": "Stroke width", "description": "Width of the traced stroke in SVG viewBox units.", "default": 12, "min": 2, "max": 32, "step": 1 },
    { "id": "accent", "type": "enum", "role": "style", "label": "Accent", "description": "Color used by the trace and optional fill.", "default": "green", "options": [{ "value": "green", "label": "Green" }, { "value": "blue", "label": "Blue" }, { "value": "violet", "label": "Violet" }] },
    { "id": "exit", "type": "enum", "role": "timing", "label": "Exit", "description": "Optional departure. Default none: the finished mark holds until the frame cuts.", "default": "none", "options": [{ "value": "none", "label": "None" }, { "value": "fade", "label": "Fade" }, { "value": "up", "label": "Up" }] }
  ]'
>
  <head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8" />
    <title>SVG Stroke Trace</title>
  </head>
  <body>
    <template>
      <div id="root" data-composition-id="svg-stroke-trace" data-duration="3.5" data-fps="30">
        <style>
          *,
          *::before,
          *::after {
            box-sizing: border-box;
          }

          #root {
            position: absolute;
            inset: 0;
            overflow: hidden;
            container-type: size;
            isolation: isolate;
            pointer-events: none;
          }

          .sst-clip {
            position: absolute;
            inset: 0;
            display: grid;
            place-items: center;
            overflow: hidden;
          }

          .sst-stage {
            width: 88cqw;
            height: 70cqh;
            opacity: 0;
            will-change: transform, opacity;
          }

          .sst-svg {
            display: block;
            width: 100%;
            height: 100%;
            overflow: visible;
          }

          .sst-fill,
          .sst-stroke {
            stroke-linecap: round;
            stroke-linejoin: round;
          }

          .sst-fill {
            fill: var(--sst-accent);
            stroke: none;
            opacity: 0;
          }

          .sst-stroke {
            fill: none;
            stroke: var(--sst-accent);
            filter: drop-shadow(
              0 0 1.8cqmin color-mix(in srgb, var(--sst-accent) 34%, transparent)
            );
          }
        </style>

        <div
          id="svg-stroke-trace-clip"
          class="sst-clip clip"
          data-start="0"
          data-duration="3.5"
          data-track-index="0"
        >
          <div class="sst-stage" role="img">
            <svg
              class="sst-svg"
              viewBox="0 0 1024 520"
              preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid meet"
              aria-hidden="true"
            >
              <path class="sst-fill"></path>
              <path class="sst-stroke"></path>
            </svg>
          </div>
        </div>

        <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/gsap@3.14.2/dist/gsap.min.js"></script>
        <script>
          (function () {
            "use strict";

            var DEFAULT_PATH =
              "M 92 328 C 178 142 292 138 366 276 C 430 396 500 414 558 262 C 622 94 724 112 786 274 C 836 406 894 376 930 194";
            var root = document.getElementById("root");
            var stage = root.querySelector(".sst-stage");
            var fillPath = root.querySelector(".sst-fill");
            var strokePath = root.querySelector(".sst-stroke");
            var vars =
              window.__hyperframes && window.__hyperframes.getVariables
                ? window.__hyperframes.getVariables()
                : {};

            var suppliedPath = vars.path == null ? DEFAULT_PATH : String(vars.path).trim();
            var pathData = suppliedPath || DEFAULT_PATH;
            var widthValue = vars.stroke_width;
            var strokeWidth = Number.isFinite(widthValue)
              ? Math.max(2, Math.min(32, widthValue))
              : 12;
            var accentColors = {
              green: "var(--brand, #71f5a7)",
              blue: "var(--accent, #61a8ff)",
              violet: "var(--accent-2, #c5a3ff)",
            };
            var accent = Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(accentColors, vars.accent)
              ? vars.accent
              : "green";
            var exit = vars.exit === "fade" || vars.exit === "up" ? vars.exit : "none";

            root.style.setProperty("--sst-accent", accentColors[accent]);
            fillPath.setAttribute("d", pathData);
            strokePath.setAttribute("d", pathData);
            strokePath.setAttribute("stroke-width", String(strokeWidth));
            stage.setAttribute("aria-label", "Authored SVG path tracing from start to finish");

            var pathLength = strokePath.getTotalLength();
            strokePath.style.strokeDasharray = pathLength + " " + pathLength;
            strokePath.style.strokeDashoffset = String(pathLength);

            // A trailing close command is the single owner of fill behavior.
            // Open signatures and waves never receive an implied closing fill.
            var fillEnabled = /[zZ]\s*$/.test(pathData);

            var IN_BASE = 1.85;
            var OUT_BASE = exit === "none" ? 0 : 0.45;
            var DRAW_SHARE = 0.84;
            var duration = Math.max(0.001, parseFloat(root.dataset.duration || "3.5"));
            var fixedTotal = Math.max(0.001, IN_BASE + OUT_BASE);
            var phaseScale = duration < fixedTotal ? duration / fixedTotal : 1;
            var IN = IN_BASE * phaseScale;
            var OUT = OUT_BASE * phaseScale;
            var DRAW = IN * DRAW_SHARE;
            var FILL = IN - DRAW;
            var HOLD = Math.max(0, duration - IN - OUT);
            var HOLD_START = IN;
            var OUT_START = IN + HOLD;

            var tl = gsap.timeline({ paused: true });

            // IN: the path measurement owns both dash values, so every authored
            // path draws exactly once regardless of its geometry.
            tl.to(stage, { opacity: 1, duration: Math.min(0.28, DRAW), ease: "power2.out" }, 0);
            tl.to(strokePath, { strokeDashoffset: 0, duration: DRAW, ease: "sine.inOut" }, 0);

            if (fillEnabled) {
              tl.to(fillPath, { opacity: 0.16, duration: FILL, ease: "power2.out" }, DRAW);
            }

            // HOLD: one finite drift cycle keeps longer mounts alive.
            if (HOLD > 0) {
              tl.to(
                stage,
                {
                  y: "-0.7cqh",
                  duration: HOLD / 2,
                  ease: "sine.inOut",
                  yoyo: true,
                  repeat: 1,
                },
                HOLD_START,
              );
            }

            // OUT: optional departure; exit none holds until the frame cuts.
            if (exit === "up") {
              tl.to(
                stage,
                { opacity: 0, y: "-2.4cqh", duration: OUT, ease: "power2.in" },
                OUT_START,
              );
            } else if (exit === "fade") {
              tl.to(stage, { opacity: 0, duration: OUT, ease: "power2.in" }, OUT_START);
            }

            tl.seek(0);
            window.__timelines = window.__timelines || {};
            window.__timelines["svg-stroke-trace"] = tl;
          })();
        </script>
      </div>
    </template>
  </body>
</html>
```

Copy npx hyperframes add svg-stroke-trace to the clipboard

That writes one file: `compositions/components/svg-stroke-trace.html`.

## Paste it into your composition

Open `compositions/components/svg-stroke-trace.html` and copy what is inside into your own composition.

A component has no size or duration of its own. It takes both from the composition
you paste it into.

## Variables

Every one of these has a default, so the piece works untouched. Set the ones you
want to change on the element:

| Variable | Default | Accepts | What it does |
| - | - | - | - |
| `path` | `M 92 328 C 178 142 292 138 366 276 C 430 396 500 414 558 262 C 622 94 724 112 786 274 C 836 406 894 376 930 194` | string | SVG path data for the authored mark. |
| `stroke_width` | `12` | 2 to 32, step 1 | Width of the traced stroke in SVG viewBox units. |
| `accent` | `green` | `green`, `blue`, `violet` | Color used by the trace and optional fill. |
| `exit` | `none` | `none`, `fade`, `up` | Optional departure. Default none: the finished mark holds until the frame cuts. |

Set them with `data-variable-values` on the element that mounts it. These are the
defaults, so this behaves exactly like the preview above until you change one:

```html wrap theme={null}
<div
  data-composition-id="svg-stroke-trace"
  data-composition-src="compositions/components/svg-stroke-trace.html"
  data-variable-values='{"path":"M 92 328 C 178 142 292 138 366 276 C 430 396 500 414 558 262 C 622 94 724 112 786 274 C 836 406 894 376 930 194","stroke_width":12,"accent":"green","exit":"none"}'
></div>
```

Tagged `motion-primitive` `intro` `reveal` `svg` `stroke` `line-draw`.

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