# `particles`

```strand
element particles: node
```

Particles: `particles { rate: 20; life: 1.2s; sprite: dot(3) }`.

It takes no children.

Also every prop and event of [`node`](/reference/elements/node.html.md).

| Prop | Type | |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `rate` | `float` | Particles per second. |
| `life` | `duration` | How long each particle lives. |
| `sprite` | `Sprite` | What each particle looks like: `dot(3)`. |
| `glow` | `length` | The particles' glow radius. |
| `speed` | `float` | How fast the particles move. |