particles.js

A lightweight JavaScript library for creating particles.

Load particles.js and configure the particles:

index.html

 <div id="particles-js"></div>

<script src="particles.js"></script>

app.js

 /* particlesJS.load(@dom-id, @path-json, @callback (optional)); */
particlesJS.load('particles-js', 'assets/particles.json', function() {
  console.log('callback - particles-js config loaded');
});

particles.json

 {
  "particles": {
    "number": {
      "value": 80,
      "density": {
        "enable": true,
        "value_area": 800
      }
    },
    "color": {
      "value": "#ffffff"
    },
    "shape": {
      "type": "circle",
      "stroke": {
        "width": 0,
        "color": "#000000"
      },
      "polygon": {
        "nb_sides": 5
      },
      "image": {
        "src": "img/github.svg",
        "width": 100,
        "height": 100
      }
    },
    "opacity": {
      "value": 0.5,
      "random": false,
      "anim": {
        "enable": false,
        "speed": 1,
        "opacity_min": 0.1,
        "sync": false
      }
    },
    "size": {
      "value": 10,
      "random": true,
      "anim": {
        "enable": false,
        "speed": 80,
        "size_min": 0.1,
        "sync": false
      }
    },
    "line_linked": {
      "enable": true,
      "distance": 300,
      "color": "#ffffff",
      "opacity": 0.4,
      "width": 2
    },
    "move": {
      "enable": true,
      "speed": 12,
      "direction": "none",
      "random": false,
      "straight": false,
      "out_mode": "out",
      "bounce": false,
      "attract": {
        "enable": false,
        "rotateX": 600,
        "rotateY": 1200
      }
    }
  },
  "interactivity": {
    "detect_on": "canvas",
    "events": {
      "onhover": {
        "enable": false,
        "mode": "repulse"
      },
      "onclick": {
        "enable": true,
        "mode": "push"
      },
      "resize": true
    },
    "modes": {
      "grab": {
        "distance": 800,
        "line_linked": {
          "opacity": 1
        }
      },
      "bubble": {
        "distance": 800,
        "size": 80,
        "duration": 2,
        "opacity": 8,
        "speed": 3
      },
      "repulse": {
        "distance": 400,
        "duration": 0.4
      },
      "push": {
        "particles_nb": 4
      },
      "remove": {
        "particles_nb": 2
      }
    }
  },
  "retina_detect": true
}

Options

key | option type / notes | example
----|---------|------|------
particles.number.value | number | 40
particles.number.density.enable | boolean | true / false
particles.number.density.value_area | number | 800
particles.color.value | HEX (string)
RGB (object)
HSL (object)
array selection (HEX)
random (string) | "#b61924"
{r:182, g:25, b:36}
{h:356, s:76, l:41}
["#b61924", "#333333", "999999"]
"random"
particles.number.density.value_area | number | 800
particles.shape.type | string
array selection | "circle"
"edge"
"triangle"
"polygon"
"star"
"image"
["circle", "triangle", "image"]
particles.shape.stroke.width | number | 2
particles.shape.stroke.color | HEX (string) | "#222222"
particles.shape.polygon.nb_slides | number | 5
particles.shape.image.src | path link
svg / png / gif / jpg | "assets/img/yop.svg"
"http://mywebsite.com/assets/img/yop.png"
particles.shape.image.width | number
(for aspect ratio) | 100
particles.shape.image.height | number
(for aspect ratio) | 100
particles.opacity.value | number (0 to 1) | 0.75
particles.opacity.random | boolean | true / false
particles.opacity.anim.enable | boolean | true / false
particles.opacity.anim.speed | number | 3
particles.opacity.anim.opacity_min | number (0 to 1) | 0.25
particles.opacity.anim.sync | boolean | true / false
particles.size.value | number | 20
particles.size.random | boolean | true / false
particles.size.anim.enable | boolean | true / false
particles.size.anim.speed | number | 3
particles.size.anim.size_min | number | 0.25
particles.size.anim.sync | boolean | true / false
particles.line_linked.enable | boolean | true / false
particles.line_linked.distance | number | 150
particles.line_linked.color | HEX (string) | #ffffff
particles.line_linked.opacity | number (0 to 1) | 0.5
particles.line_linked.width | number | 1.5
particles.move.enable | boolean | true / false
particles.move.speed | number | 4
particles.move.direction | string | "none"
"top"
"top-right"
"right"
"bottom-right"
"bottom"
"bottom-left"
"left"
"top-left"
particles.move.random | boolean | true / false
particles.move.straight | boolean | true / false
particles.move.out_mode | string
(out of canvas) | "out"
"bounce"
particles.move.bounce | boolean
(between particles) | true / false
particles.move.attract.enable | boolean | true / false
particles.move.attract.rotateX | number | 3000
particles.move.attract.rotateY | number | 1500
interactivity.detect_on | string | "canvas", "window"
interactivity.events.onhover.enable | boolean | true / false
interactivity.events.onhover.mode | string
array selection | "grab"
"bubble"
"repulse"
["grab", "bubble"]
interactivity.events.onclick.enable | boolean | true / false
interactivity.events.onclick.mode | string
array selection | "push"
"remove"
"bubble"
"repulse"
["push", "repulse"]
interactivity.events.resize | boolean | true / false
interactivity.events.modes.grab.distance | number | 100
interactivity.events.modes.grab.line_linked.opacity | number (0 to 1) | 0.75
interactivity.events.modes.bubble.distance | number | 100
interactivity.events.modes.bubble.size | number | 40
interactivity.events.modes.bubble.duration | number
(second) | 0.4
interactivity.events.modes.repulse.distance | number | 200
interactivity.events.modes.repulse.duration | number
(second) | 1.2
interactivity.events.modes.push.particles_nb | number | 4
interactivity.events.modes.push.particles_nb | number | 4
retina_detect | boolean | true / false

Packages install

Bower

bower install particles.js --save

Rails Assets

gem 'rails-assets-particles.js'