MotionPathPlugin

Web development is not always easy, especially when it comes to creating neat little animations. In particular, animating an object along a path can be tricky, but MotionPathPlugin makes it extremely easy.

Let's reproduce this animation using React:

You'll need both a path and any shape of your choice. In our case, we're using a simple rectangle, which is defined by the identifier rect in the snippet below:

Next, you need to bind the rectangle to the path using MotionPathPlugin. The simplest way to do this in React is by using useEffect with an empty dependency array, so that the binding happens only once. Here's the full snippet. Enjoy!