CSS animation Property

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CSS animation Property

CSS animation property applies an animation between styles. It is a shorthand property of the following CSS properties

Example

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<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en-US"> <head> <style> div{ width: 100px; height: 100px; border: 1px solid #000; line-height: 6; text-align: center; animation: myAnimation 1s infinite; -webkit-animation: myAnimation 1s infinite; /* Safari 4.0 - 8.0 */ } @-webkit-keyframes myAnimation { from {border-radius: 0%;} to {border-radius: 50%;} } @keyframes myAnimation { from {border-radius: 0%;} to {border-radius: 50%;} } </style> </head> <body> <h1>CSS animation Property</h1> <div> Div </div> </body> </html>

Syntax

Using CSS

element{ animation: myAnimation 1s infinite; }

Using Javascript

object.style.animation="myAnimation 1s infinite";

Animatable

No, animation property is not animatable. CSS Animatable Properties Reference.

Default Value

Default value for CSS animation property is none 0s ease 0s 1 normal none running.

Property Value

The following table provides a list of values for CSS animation property.

ValueTypeExplanation
animation-nameRequiredSpecifies the name identifying the animation.
animation-durationRequiredSpecifies the duration that an animation takes to complete one cycle.
animation-timing-functionOptionalSpecifies the speed curve of the animation.
animation-delayOptionalSpecifies the time delay at which the animation should begin.
animation-iteration-countOptionalSpecifies how many times an animation should be played.
animation-directionOptionalSpecifies that whether an animation should play forwards, backwards, or alternating back and forth.
animation-fill-modeOptionalSpecifies how a CSS animation applies styles to its target before and after its execution.
animation-play-stateOptionalSpecifies whether an animation is running or paused.

Using JavaScript

In the following example, we will demonstrate how to set the CSS animation property of an element using JavaScript.

Example

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<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en-US"> <head> <style> div{ width: 100px; height: 100px; border: 1px solid #000; line-height: 6; text-align: center; margin-bottom: 20px; } @-webkit-keyframes myAnimation { from {border-radius: 0%;} to {border-radius: 50%;} } @keyframes myAnimation { from {border-radius: 0%;} to {border-radius: 50%;} } </style> </head> <body> <h1>CSS animation Property</h1> <div> Div </div> <button onclick="myFunction()">Click Me</button> <script> var x = document.getElementsByTagName("div")[0]; function myFunction(){ x.style.animation = "myAnimation 1s infinite"; x.style.WebkitAnimation = "myAnimation 1s infinite"; } </script> </body> </html>

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