4 JavaScript Pixel Effects

Bring a retro or artistic touch to your projects with these JavaScript pixel effects. From pixelated transitions and glitch animations to interactive image filters, this collection demonstrates how JavaScript can manipulate visuals at the pixel level for unique and engaging designs.

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thumbnail: Countdown to Love (GSAP Morphing)

Countdown to Love (GSAP Morphing)

Dynamic grid animation with GSAP timeline sequencing - pixel-perfect numeric countdown transitions and shape morphing with optimized performance.

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Pixel Fire Animation

This demo showcases a procedural pixel art flame created with the HTML5 Canvas API. The effect is achieved by rapidly drawing randomized vertical lines on a low-resolution 16x16 canvas, which is then scaled up using CSS image-rendering to maintain a crisp, retro aesthetic.

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Pixelated Lazy Load for Images

Pure JavaScript and CSS demonstrate how to replace a heavily pixelated placeholder with a full-size image using the data-src attribute and switching the image-rendering styles.

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GSAP ScrollTrigger Disintegration Effect

This isn’t just a simple scroll effect—it’s an artistic display of a custom-built disintegration animation. It leverages GSAP’s ScrollTrigger to control the precise, chaotic fade-out of an image rendered from the DOM.