---
title: "Geometry compass animated icon"
description: "Geometry compass animated icon (Education). Light: the compass swivels 6° on its needle and back while an arc is drawn on the paper beneath it. Strong: it cocks 9°, holds, then snaps upright as the arc is struck in 0.16 s, with a small recoil. The arc is retained; preview reset rearms."
canonical: https://generativeicons.com/icons/geometry-compass/
---

# Geometry compass animated icon

Light: the compass swivels 6° on its needle and back while an arc is drawn on the paper beneath it. Strong: it cocks 9°, holds, then snaps upright as the arc is struck in 0.16 s, with a small recoil. The arc is retained; preview reset rearms.

- Id: `geometry-compass`
- Category: Education
- Search terms: drawing compass, compasses, pair of compasses, draw circle, draw arc, geometry set, maths set, drafting, technical drawing, drafting tool, architect
- Two states: prepared to result, played forward and back
- Styles: outline, solid, duotone; outline weights 1.5, 2, 2.5 (any from 1 to 3); motion light or strong
- File: https://generativeicons.com/assets/geometry-compass.lottie (dotLottie, 11528 bytes, sha256 bb768b7fa749b26f02901c1c59d780515cf0bc676b0be81250cbb3a747b0a5d2)
- License: MIT

## Install

```sh
npm install @lottiefiles/generative-icons-runtime
npx generative-icons init
npx generative-icons add geometry-compass
```

## React

```tsx
// npm install @lottiefiles/generative-icons-react
'use client';
import { AnimatedIcon } from '@lottiefiles/generative-icons-react';
import icon, { src } from './generative-icons/geometry-compass.mjs';

export function GeometryCompassIcon() {
  return <AnimatedIcon icon={icon} src={src} size={32}
    color="#ffffff" variant="outline" weight={2}
    motion="light" theme="dark" />;
}
```

## JavaScript

```js
import { createIcon } from '@lottiefiles/generative-icons-runtime';
import icon, { src } from './generative-icons/geometry-compass.mjs';

const handle = await createIcon(canvas, {
  icon, src,
  color: '#ffffff', style: 'outline', weight: 2,
  motion: 'light', theme: 'dark'
});
button.addEventListener('click', () => handle.play());
// On removal: handle.destroy();
```

More: https://generativeicons.com/icons/geometry-compass/ · https://generativeicons.com/api/icons/geometry-compass