---
title: "Simplify path animated icon"
description: "Simplify path animated icon (Vector editing & design). Reduce a bumpy five-node path to a smooth arch with three anchors. Light: unnecessary bends relax. Strong: the bends open farther before a rapid smooth reduction. Reverse restores the original editable path."
canonical: https://generativeicons.lottiefiles.com/icons/simplify-path/
---

# Simplify path animated icon

Reduce a bumpy five-node path to a smooth arch with three anchors. Light: unnecessary bends relax. Strong: the bends open farther before a rapid smooth reduction. Reverse restores the original editable path.

- Id: `simplify-path`
- Category: Vector editing & design
- Search terms: smooth path, smooth curve, reduce points, reduce nodes, fewer anchors, remove anchors, clean up path, path cleanup, optimize path, smoothing, decimate
- Two states: Detailed path to Simplified path, played forward and back
- Styles: outline, solid, duotone; outline weights 1.5, 2, 2.5 (any from 1 to 3); motion light or strong
- File: https://generativeicons.lottiefiles.com/assets/simplify-path.lottie (dotLottie, 17004 bytes, sha256 8b3fc66dde9bd5e35288ddd0081b486d144c00233510cdb0dfb98654698d5a62)
- License: MIT

## Install

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

## React

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

export function SimplifyPathIcon() {
  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/simplify-path.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.lottiefiles.com/icons/simplify-path/ · https://generativeicons.lottiefiles.com/api/icons/simplify-path