---
title: "Parent layers animated icon"
description: "Parent layers animated icon (Motion design). A parent moves first and pulls its linked child through a flexible pick whip. Strong doubles the travel and gives the child a short delayed catch-up."
canonical: https://generativeicons.com/icons/parent-layers/
---

# Parent layers animated icon

A parent moves first and pulls its linked child through a flexible pick whip. Strong doubles the travel and gives the child a short delayed catch-up.

- Id: `parent-layers`
- Category: Motion design
- Search terms: parenting, parent child, child layer, pick whip, pickwhip, link layers, linked layers, layer hierarchy, rigging, rig, attach layer
- One action, back to rest
- 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/parent-layers.lottie (dotLottie, 8954 bytes, sha256 66b244150bc8cc52c0d87e8a454b40ca3d0f327a93bc76cb6355533f3692c196)
- License: MIT

## Install

```sh
npm install @lottiefiles/generative-icons-runtime
npx generative-icons init
npx generative-icons add parent-layers
```

## React

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

export function ParentLayersIcon() {
  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/parent-layers.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/parent-layers/ · https://generativeicons.com/api/icons/parent-layers