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SVGs that feel like GIFs

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518 points cantdutchthis | 1 comments | 08 Jul 25 08:23 UTC | HN request time: 0.417s | source
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paulirish ◴[08 Jul 25 16:15 UTC] No.44501428[source]▶
If the target is a GitHub readme, then you can embed a video directly. eg https://github.com/paulirish/git-recent#readme

That said, OP's SVG trick may be a smarter choice if the content is a terminal capture.

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1. socalgal2 ◴[08 Jul 25 21:48 UTC] No.44504356[source]▶
SVG can be color responsive (change color based on the user's dark/light prefs). It can also be size responsive (change based on max width or aspect). Video can't

https://jsbin.com/nohamuguze/edit?html,css,output

edit: sigh.... Works in Firefox and Chrome. Has issues in Safari - I'm sure I could futs with it more and get it to work everywhere but still, sadness