MotionPath Waypoints

console.clear();
gsap.registerPlugin(ScrollTrigger, MotionPathPlugin);

let ctx;

function createTimeline() {
 ctx && ctx.revert();

 ctx = gsap.context(() => {
 const box = document.querySelector(".box");
 const boxStartRect = box.getBoundingClientRect();

 // All containers except the first
 const containers = gsap.utils.toArray(".container:not(.initial)");

 // grab the points to animate between
 const points = containers.map((container) => {
 const marker = container.querySelector(".marker") || container;
 const r = marker.getBoundingClientRect();

 return {
 x: r.left + r.width / 2 - (boxStartRect.left + boxStartRect.width / 2),
 y: r.top + r.height / 2 - (boxStartRect.top + boxStartRect.height / 2)
 };
 });

 const tl = gsap.timeline({
 scrollTrigger: {
 trigger: ".container.initial",
 start: "clamp(top center)",
 endTrigger: ".final",
 end: "clamp(top center)",
 scrub: 1
 }
 });

 tl.to(".box", {
 duration: 1,
 ease: "none",
 motionPath: {
 path: points, // array like - [{x:100, y:50}, {x:200, y:0}, {x:300, y:100}]
 curviness: 1.5 // adjust how curvy the path is, default is 1, 2 is more curvy
 }
 });
 });
}

createTimeline();
window.addEventListener("resize", createTimeline);

/* StyleGallery host styles: independent replacement for unavailable shared Pen CSS. */
:root{--color-just-black:#111522;--color-surface-white:#f7f3ec;--color-surface75:#cfccc6;--color-surface50:#898e9f;--color-surface25:#414859;--color-shockingly-green:#95efd2;--color-lt-green:#b5f4da;--color-pink:#fbadce;--color-purple:#897dff;--color-lilac:#b5a1ff;--color-orangey:#ffd28c;--color-blue:#75d8ed;--color-ui-gradient:linear-gradient(135deg,#fbadce,#897dff);--light:#f7f3ec;--dark:#111522;--mid:#898e9f}
*{box-sizing:border-box}body{background:#111522;color:#f7f3ec;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;margin:0;min-height:100vh;width:100%}button,input{font:inherit}button,.button{background:#111522;border:1px solid #898e9f;border-radius:.55rem;color:#f7f3ec;cursor:pointer;padding:.65rem 1rem}button:focus-visible,a:focus-visible,input:focus-visible{outline:3px solid #95efd2;outline-offset:4px}h1,h2,h3,h4{line-height:1.15}h4{font-weight:500}code{font-family:ui-monospace,monospace}.heading-l{font-size:clamp(2rem,6vw,5rem)}.heading-text{font-size:clamp(1.5rem,4vw,3rem)}.box{background:#95efd2;border-radius:14px;height:clamp(38px,12vw,80px);width:clamp(38px,12vw,80px)}.green{background:#95efd2}.purple{background:#897dff}.orange{background:#ffd28c}.gradient-pink{background:linear-gradient(140deg,#fbadce,#fc7f8e)}.gradient-purple{background:linear-gradient(140deg,#b5a1ff,#537ff7)}.center{align-items:center;display:flex;justify-content:center}.text-center{text-align:center}.panel{min-height:100vh;width:100%}.flair:not(img){background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHdpZHRoPSIyNDgiIGhlaWdodD0iMjQ4IiB2aWV3Qm94PSIwIDAgMjQ4IDI0OCI+PGRlZnM+PGxpbmVhckdyYWRpZW50IGlkPSJnIiB4Mj0iMSIgeTI9IjEiPjxzdG9wIHN0b3AtY29sb3I9IiNiNWExZmYiLz48c3RvcCBvZmZzZXQ9IjEiIHN0b3AtY29sb3I9IiM3NWQ4ZWQiLz48L2xpbmVhckdyYWRpZW50PjwvZGVmcz48ZyBmaWxsPSJ1cmwoI2cpIj48cGF0aCBkPSJNODcgMjBoNzR2NjdoNjd2NzRoLTY3djY3SDg3di02N0gyMFY4N2g2N1oiLz48L2c+PC9zdmc+");background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:contain;height:80px;width:80px}.flair--3:not(img){background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;base64,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")}.braces{font-size:1rem}img{max-width:100%}
/* External font programs are omitted; preserve readable fallback typography. */
body,button,input,h1,h2,h3,h4,p,span,div{font-family:inherit}body{font-family:system-ui,sans-serif}code,pre{font-family:ui-monospace,monospace}

window.__STYLEGALLERY_ASSETS__={};
console.clear();
gsap.registerPlugin(ScrollTrigger, MotionPathPlugin);
let ctx;
function createTimeline() {
  ctx && ctx.revert();
  ctx = gsap.context(() => {
    const box = document.querySelector(".box");
    const boxStartRect = box.getBoundingClientRect();
    const containers = gsap.utils.toArray(".container:not(.initial)");
    const points = containers.map((container) => {
      const marker = container.querySelector(".marker") || container;
      const r = marker.getBoundingClientRect();
      return {
        x: r.left + r.width / 2 - (boxStartRect.left + boxStartRect.width / 2),
        y: r.top + r.height / 2 - (boxStartRect.top + boxStartRect.height / 2)
      };
    });
    const tl = gsap.timeline({
      scrollTrigger: {
        trigger: ".container.initial",
        start: "clamp(top center)",
        endTrigger: ".final",
        end: "clamp(top center)",
        scrub: 1
      }
    });
    tl.to(".box", {
      duration: 1,
      ease: "none",
      motionPath: {
        path: points,
        // array like - [{x:100, y:50}, {x:200, y:0}, {x:300, y:100}]
        curviness: 1.5
        // adjust how curvy the path is, default is 1, 2 is more curvy
      }
    });
  });
}
createTimeline();
window.addEventListener("resize", createTimeline);

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