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Path trim animations does not work properly with shapes

  • August 21, 2026
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Bertrand

Path trim animations on shapes, playing with “Path Trim Start” and “Path Trim End” properties in keyframe do not appear properly in Figma. 

You can see the values evolving when you play the animation, but the view is not animated.

Note : If you export the SVG animations, it looks good, the stroke path is animated correctly in Edge for example.

If you draw the object yourself, using the pen, then the path trim animation works proporly in Figma. You can visualise the result. 

If you flatten a shape (rectangle, elipse, star ...), even if it becomes a vector path (equivalent to what you would draw with the pen), the animation still does not appear in Figma. 

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Jaycee Lewis
Figmate
  • Figmate
  • August 21, 2026

Hey ​@Bertrand 👋 I’d love to take this to the Motion team as feedback. Do you have a screen recording or gif(s) you can share that I can add to my internal feedback? They are always appreciated. — Jaycee