CSS animation-iteration-count Property

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CSS animation-iteration-count Property

CSS animation-iteration-count property sets the number of times an animation cycle should be played before stopping.

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; -webkit-animation: myAnimation 1s; /* Safari 4.0 - 8.0 */ animation-iteration-count: 2; -webkit-animation-iteration-count: 2; /* 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-iteration-count Property</h1> <div> Div </div> </body> </html>

Syntax

Using CSS

element{ animation-iteration-count: 2; }

Using Javascript

object.style.animationIterationCount="2";

Animatable

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

Default Value

Default value for CSS animation-iteration-count property is 1.

Property Value

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

ValueExplanation
infiniteSpecifies that the animation will repeat forever.
NumberSpecifies that the number of times the animation will repeat.

Running Infinite Times

In the following example, we will demonstrate how to run an animation for infinite number of times.

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; -webkit-animation: myAnimation 1s; /* Safari 4.0 - 8.0 */ animation-iteration-count: infinite; -webkit-animation-iteration-count: 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-iteration-count Property</h1> <div> Div </div> </body> </html>

Using JavaScript

In the following example, we will demonstrate how to change the CSS animation-iteration-count 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: 25px; } @-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-iteration-count Property</h1> <div> Div </div> <button onclick="myFunction()">Click Me</button> <script> var x = document.getElementsByTagName("div")[0]; function myFunction(){ x.style.animationName = "myAnimation"; x.style.WebkitAnimationName = "myAnimation"; x.style.animationDuration = "1s"; x.style.WebkitAnimationDuration = "1s"; x.style.animationIterationCount = "3"; x.style.WebkitAnimationIterationCount = "3"; } </script> </body> </html>

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