JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

by Jithin Raj P R

HTML

<div>
  "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.""Sed ut perspiciatis unde omnis iste natus error sit voluptatem accusantium doloremque laudantium, totam rem aperiam, eaque ipsa quae ab illo inventore veritatis et quasi architecto beatae vitae dicta sunt explicabo. Nemo enim ipsam voluptatem quia voluptas sit aspernatur aut odit aut fugit, sed quia consequuntur magni dolores eos qui ratione voluptatem sequi nesciunt. Neque porro quisquam est, qui dolorem ipsum quia dolor sit amet, consectetur, adipisci velit, sed quia non numquam eius modi tempora incidunt ut labore et dolore magnam aliquam quaerat voluptatem. Ut enim ad minima veniam, quis nostrum exercitationem ullam corporis suscipit laboriosam, nisi ut aliquid ex ea commodi consequatur? Quis autem vel eum iure reprehenderit qui in ea voluptate velit esse quam nihil molestiae consequatur, vel illum qui dolorem eum fugiat quo voluptas nulla pariatur?"

1914 translation by H. Rackham
"But I must explain to you how all this mistaken idea of denouncing pleasure and praising pain was born and I will give you a complete account of the system, and expound the actual teachings of the great explorer of the truth, the master-builder of human happiness. No one rejects, dislikes, or avoids pleasure itself, because it is pleasure, but because those who do not know how to pursue pleasure rationally encounter consequences that are extremely painful. Nor again is there anyone who loves or pursues or desires to obtain pain of itself, because it is pain, but because occasionally circumstances occur in which toil and pain can...

CSS

body {
  height: 2000px;
  background: #f1f1f1;
}
div{
    display: block;
    position: relative;
    float: left;
    width: 100%;

}
#circle {
  fill: red;
}

#mySVG {
  position: absolute;
  top: 15%;
  width: 100%;
  height: 1000px;
  
}

.st1 {
  fill: none;
  stroke-dashoffset: 3px;
  stroke: grey;
  stroke-width: 4;
  stroke-miterlimit: 10;
  stroke-dasharray: 20;
}
.st0 {
  fill: none;
  stroke-dashoffset: 3px;
  stroke: red;
  stroke-width: 5;
  stroke-miterlimit: 10;
  stroke-dasharray: 20;
}

JavaScript

// Get the id of the <path> element and the length of <path>
var myline = document.getElementById("myline");
var length = myline.getTotalLength();
circle = document.getElementById("circle");
// The start position of the drawing
myline.style.strokeDasharray = length;

// Hide the triangle by offsetting dash. Remove this line to show the triangle before scroll draw
myline.style.strokeDashoffset = length;

// Find scroll percentage on scroll (using cross-browser properties), and offset dash same amount as percentage scrolled
window.addEventListener("scroll", myFunction);

function myFunction() {
  // Get myline bounds
  var mylineBounds = myline.getBoundingClientRect()

  // Get the "actual" scrollTop relative to myline
  var scrolltop = document.documentElement.scrollTop - mylineBounds.top;

  // When do you want the animation to complete
  // For eg if you put mylineBounds.height/2 when the user has scrolled through half of myline the ball would have reached at the end
  var completeOn = mylineBounds.height;

  var scrollpercent = scrolltop / completeOn;
  
  // You can try playing with the speed too. > 1 makes it faster, < 1 makes it slow 
  var speed = 1;
  scrollpercent = scrollpercent * speed;
  
  // scrollpercent can be < 0 and > 100 also based on where the user has reached in terms of scrolling. Also bcoz of speed
  scrollpercent = scrollpercent < 0 ? 0 : scrollpercent;
  scrollpercent = scrollpercent > 1 ? 1 : scrollpercent;
  

  // Length to offset the dashes
  var draw = length * scrollpercent;

  // Reverse the drawing (when scrolling upwards)
  myline.style.strokeDashoffset = length - draw;

  //get point at length
  endPoint = myline.getPointAtLength(draw);
  circle.setAttribute("cx", endPoint.x);
  circle.setAttribute("cy", endPoint.y);

}