A Flex animation playground
Donuts in infinite motion.
A tiny, minimal playground for Flex animations — glazed, holed, and occasionally filled. Every donut moves a little differently. And yes, we finally settle whether it's donut or doughnut.
Every donut, its own move
One shape. Endless animations.
Hover any donut to play its move — more flavors and moves are still in the oven.
Fade
move
rotate
scale
bounce
flip
blur
bob
shake
vibrate
tada
jello
wobble
ken burns
flash
pulse
slide
roll
The easing lab
Same distance. Same time. Different feel.
Six donuts glide the same track on a loop — each on a different easing curve. Watch how the motion changes character.
linear
ease
ease in
ease out
ease in-out
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A short history
From oil cakes to the hole.
1847
The year the hole showed up
The donut's ancestor sailed over with Dutch settlers, who fried little balls of sweet dough they called olykoeks — literally “oil cakes.” Delicious, but with a stubborn problem: the centers never cooked through.
As the story goes, an American ship captain named Hanson Gregory punched out the doughy middle in 1847 — and the ring was born. No soggy center, more crispy edge, and a shape so iconic it now defines the whole idea. The hole, it turns out, was the feature all along.
The big question
Donut or doughnut?
Short answer: both are correct. Here's the difference.
The original
doughnut
The older, traditional spelling — quite literally dough + nut. Still standard across the UK and in most dictionaries.
The short one
donut
The breezy American shortening that took off in the 20th century — helped along by snappy brand names. Quicker to write, everywhere on signs.
Use whichever you like — they mean the same delicious thing.
Donut Motion
A Flex animation study · glazed to order