CSS animation-play-state Property

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CSS animation-play-state Property

CSS animation-play-state property sets whether an animation is running or paused.

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-animation-play-state: paused; /* Safari 4.0 - 8.0 */ animation-play-state: paused; } @-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-play-state Property</h1> <div> Div </div> </body> </html>

Syntax

Using CSS

element{ animation-play-state: running; }

Using Javascript

object.style.animationPlayState="running";

Animatable

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

Default Value

Default value for CSS animation-play-state property is running.

Property Value

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

ValueExplanation
runningSpecifies that the animation is currently playing.
pausedSpecifies that the animation is currently paused.

Using JavaScript

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

Example

HTML Online Editor
<!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 */ 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-play-state Property</h1> <div> Div </div> <button onclick="myFunction()">Click Me</button> <script> var x = document.getElementsByTagName("div")[0]; function myFunction(){ x.style.animationPlayState = "paused"; x.style.WebkitAnimationPlayState = "paused"; } </script> </body> </html>

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