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Edwin Vakayil
Edwin Vakayil

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I Built an Open-Source Library of Animated UI Components & Icons for Developers 🚀

As developers, we often spend hours searching for small UI pieces — a clean icon, a tiny animation, or a micro-interaction that makes the interface feel alive.

Most UI libraries give us basic components, but they rarely focus on delightful micro-interactions.

So I decided to build something focused exactly on that.

👉 Explore it here: iconiqui.com

What is Iconiqui?

Iconiqui is an open-source collection of interactive UI components and animated icons designed specifically for modern web apps.

Instead of large UI frameworks, Iconiqui focuses on small, delightful elements that improve user experience.

The goal is simple:

Make it easier for developers to add beautiful micro-interactions to their applications.

What You’ll Find on the Website

✨ Animated UI Components

Small components that create engaging experiences in interfaces.

Examples include:

  • Hover Flip Cards

  • Cursor Spotlight effects

  • Smart Tooltips

  • Interactive UI micro-animations

  • Experimental UI patterns

These are built to be easy to integrate into modern stacks like React / Next.js.

🎨

Developer-Friendly Icons

The project also includes a growing collection of icons designed for developers, with a focus on:

  • Clean design

  • Developer workflows

  • Easy integration

  • Consistent visual style

Why I Built This

While building projects, I realized something:

Micro-interactions are what make interfaces feel premium.

But they are often:

  • Hard to implement

  • Not reusable

  • Scattered across different libraries

So Iconiqui tries to solve that by creating ready-to-use UI elements developers can quickly plug into their projects.

Try It Out

You can explore everything here:

👉 iconiqui.com

If you like the project, feel free to:

  • Explore the components

  • Try them in your projects

  • Share feedback

  • Suggest new components

I'm Looking for Feedback 👀

This project is evolving, and I’d love to hear from the community:

  • What components should be added next?

  • What UI micro-interactions do you wish existed as reusable components?

  • Any improvements or ideas?

Drop your thoughts below!

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