Learn REACT-SPRING with Real Code Examples

React Spring uses spring physics to create realistic motion for UI components.

It provides hooks and components for animating styles, SVG, and component props.

Supports interpolation of multiple values and chaining animations.

Animations can respond to gestures, scroll, drag, and user input.

Works with both functional and class-based React components and integrates with React state.

useSpring and useSprings hooks for individual/multiple animations

useTransition hook for mounting/unmounting components

useTrail for staggered animations

Interpolation of numerical, color, and transform values

Animated component wrappers (animated.div, animated.svg, etc.)

useSpring - hook for animating individual elements

useSprings - hook for animating multiple elements

useTransition - mount/unmount animations

animated - component wrapper for applying animated styles

Interpolation - mapping animation values to multiple props

App.js - main React application

components/ - animated React components

animations/ - reusable spring configs or transition presets

hooks/ - custom animation hooks

pages/ - layout and page transition components

Identify UI components to animate

Choose appropriate hooks (useSpring, useTransition, etc.)

Wrap components with animated elements

Define spring properties and end states

Update spring values in response to events or state changes

Beginner: simple fade/slide animations

Intermediate: staggered list or grid animations

Advanced: gesture-based interactive animations

Expert: shared element transitions and layout morphing

Architect: complex multi-component choreography

React Spring vs Framer Motion: Spring uses physics-based motion; Motion focuses on declarative UI transitions

React Spring vs GSAP: GSAP is timeline-focused and works outside React; Spring is hook-based and physics-driven

React Spring vs Anime.js: Anime.js lower-level, DOM/SVG focused; Spring integrates with React state

React Spring vs CSS transitions: Spring offers physics-based, interactive animations

React Spring vs Lottie: Lottie is animation playback; Spring creates interactive UI-driven animations

2016 - Initial release of React Spring

2017 - Hook-based API introduced

2018 - useTransition added for enter/exit animations

2020 - useTrail and useSprings enhancements

2025 - Latest stable version with improved performance and gesture integrations

useSpring - animates a single component/property

useSprings - animates multiple components/properties

useTransition - enter/exit animations for items

animated - component wrapper to apply spring props

interpolation - mapping values to animated styles