---
title: "Pinwheel animated icon"
description: "Pinwheel animated icon (Loading indicators). Six swept paddles turn around a fixed hub."
canonical: https://generativeicons.com/icons/pinwheel/
---

# Pinwheel animated icon

Six swept paddles turn around a fixed hub.

- Id: `pinwheel`
- Category: Loading indicators
- Search terms: loading, loader, spinner, windmill, whirligig, petal loader, busy, please wait, processing, activity indicator
- 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/pinwheel.lottie (dotLottie, 24144 bytes, sha256 dcdede4e8c8648d15e6a52569c6b366dd44722bc696b797f0031593c51a0d506)
- License: MIT

## Install

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

## React

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

export function PinwheelIcon() {
  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/pinwheel.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/pinwheel/ · https://generativeicons.com/api/icons/pinwheel