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Adds the Vercel skill under .agents with famapp path patterns.

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---
title: Animate SVG Wrapper Instead of SVG Element
impact: LOW
impactDescription: enables hardware acceleration
tags: rendering, svg, css, animation, performance
---
## Animate SVG Wrapper Instead of SVG Element
Many browsers don't have hardware acceleration for CSS3 animations on SVG elements. Wrap SVG in a `<div>` and animate the wrapper instead.
**Incorrect (animating SVG directly - no hardware acceleration):**
```tsx
function LoadingSpinner() {
return (
<svg className="animate-spin" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24">
<circle cx="12" cy="12" r="10" stroke="currentColor" />
</svg>
);
}
```
**Correct (animating wrapper div - hardware accelerated):**
```tsx
function LoadingSpinner() {
return (
<div className="animate-spin">
<svg width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24">
<circle cx="12" cy="12" r="10" stroke="currentColor" />
</svg>
</div>
);
}
```
This applies to all CSS transforms and transitions (`transform`, `opacity`, `translate`, `scale`, `rotate`). The wrapper div allows browsers to use GPU acceleration for smoother animations.