CSS3 Animations
CSS3
Animation
Animation
Browser Support for Animations
The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the property.Property | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
@keyframes | 43.0 4.0 -webkit- | 10.0 | 16.0 5.0 -moz- | 9.0 4.0 -webkit- | 30.0 15.0 -webkit- 12.0 -o- |
animation | 43.0 4.0 -webkit- | 10.0 | 16.0 5.0 -moz- | 9.0 4.0 -webkit- | 30.0 15.0 -webkit- 12.0 -o- |
What are CSS3 Animations?
An animation lets an element gradually change from one style to another.You can change as many CSS properties you want, as many times you want.
To use CSS3 animation, you must first specify some keyframes for the animation.
Keyframes hold what styles the element will have at certain times.
The @keyframes Rule
When you specify CSS styles inside the@keyframes
rule, the animation will gradually change from the current style to the new style at certain times.To get an animation to work, you must bind the animation to an element.
The following example binds the "example" animation to the <div> element. The animation will last for 4 seconds, and it will gradually change the background-color of the <div> element from "red" to "yellow":
Example
/* The animation code */
@keyframes example {
from {background-color: red;}
to {background-color: yellow;}}
/* The element to apply the animation to */
div {
width: 100px;
height: 100px;
background-color: red;
animation-name: example;
animation-duration: 4s;}
animation-duration
property defines how long time an animation should take to complete. If the animation-duration
property is not specified, no animation will occur, because the default value is 0s (0 seconds).In the example above we have specified when the style will change by using the keywords "from" and "to" (which represents 0% (start) and 100% (complete)).
It is also possible to use percent. By using percent, you can add as many style changes as you like.
The following example will change the background-color of the <div> element when the animation is 25% complete, 50% complete, and again when the animation is 100% complete:
Example
/* The animation code */
@keyframes example {
0% {background-color: red;}
25% {background-color: yellow;}
50% {background-color: blue;}
100% {background-color: green;}}
/* The element to apply the animation to */
div {
width: 100px;
height: 100px;
background-color: red;
animation-name: example;
animation-duration: 4s;}
Example
/* The animation code */
@keyframes example {
0% {background-color:red; left:0px; top:0px;}
25% {background-color:yellow; left:200px; top:0px;}
50% {background-color:blue; left:200px; top:200px;}
75% {background-color:green; left:0px; top:200px;}
100% {background-color:red; left:0px; top:0px;}}
/* The element to apply the animation to */
div {
width: 100px;
height: 100px;
position: relative;
background-color: red;
animation-name: example;
animation-duration: 4s;}
Delay an Animation
Theanimation-delay
property specifies a delay for the start of an animation.The following example has a 2 seconds delay before starting the animation:
Example
div {
width: 100px;
height: 100px;
position: relative;
background-color: red;
animation-name: example;
animation-duration: 4s;
animation-delay: 2s;}
In the following example, the animation will start as if it had already been playing for 2 seconds:
Example
div {
width: 100px;
height: 100px;
position: relative;
background-color: red;
animation-name: example;
animation-duration: 4s;
animation-delay: -2s;}
Set How Many Times an Animation Should Run
Theanimation-iteration-count
property specifies the number of times an animation should run.The following example will run the animation 3 times before it stops:
Example
div {
width: 100px;
height: 100px;
position: relative;
background-color: red;
animation-name: example;
animation-duration: 4s;
animation-iteration-count: 3;}
Example
div {
width: 100px;
height: 100px;
position: relative;
background-color: red;
animation-name: example;
animation-duration: 4s;
animation-iteration-count: infinite;}
Run Animation in Reverse Direction or Alternate Cycles
Theanimation-direction
property specifies whether an animation should be played forwards, backwards or in alternate cycles.The animation-direction property can have the following values:
normal
- The animation is played as normal (forwards). This is defaultreverse
- The animation is played in reverse direction (backwards)alternate
- The animation is played forwards first, then backwardsalternate-reverse
- The animation is played backwards first, then forwards
Example
div {
width: 100px;
height: 100px;
position: relative;
background-color: red;
animation-name: example;
animation-duration: 4s;
animation-direction: reverse;}
Example
div {
width: 100px;
height: 100px;
position: relative;
background-color: red;
animation-name: example;
animation-duration: 4s;
animation-iteration-count: 2;
animation-direction: alternate;}
Example
div {
width: 100px;
height: 100px;
position: relative;
background-color: red;
animation-name: example;
animation-duration: 4s;
animation-iteration-count: 2;
animation-direction: alternate-reverse;}
Specify the Speed Curve of the Animation
Theanimation-timing-function
property specifies the speed curve of the animation.The animation-timing-function property can have the following values:
ease
- Specifies an animation with a slow start, then fast, then end slowly (this is default)linear
- Specifies an animation with the same speed from start to endease-in
- Specifies an animation with a slow startease-out
- Specifies an animation with a slow endease-in-out
- Specifies an animation with a slow start and endcubic-bezier(n,n,n,n)
- Lets you define your own values in a cubic-bezier function
Example
#div1 {animation-timing-function: linear;}
#div2 {animation-timing-function: ease;}
#div3 {animation-timing-function: ease-in;}
#div4 {animation-timing-function: ease-out;}
#div5 {animation-timing-function: ease-in-out;}
Specify the fill-mode For an Animation
CSS animations do not affect an element before the first keyframe is played or after the last keyframe is played. The animation-fill-mode property can override this behavior.The
animation-fill-mode
property specifies a style for the target element when the animation is not playing (before it starts, after it ends, or both).The animation-fill-mode property can have the following values:
none
- Default value. Animation will not apply any styles to the element before or after it is executingforwards
- The element will retain the style values that is set by the last keyframe (depends on animation-direction and animation-iteration-count)backwards
- The element will get the style values that is set by the first keyframe (depends on animation-direction), and retain this during the animation-delay periodboth
- The animation will follow the rules for both forwards and backwards, extending the animation properties in both directions
Example
div {
width: 100px;
height: 100px;
background: red;
position: relative;
animation-name: example;
animation-duration: 3s;
animation-fill-mode: forwards;
}
Example
div {
width: 100px;
height: 100px;
background: red;
position: relative;
animation-name: example;
animation-duration: 3s;
animation-delay: 2s;
animation-fill-mode: backwards;
}
Example
div {
width: 100px;
height: 100px;
background: red;
position: relative;
animation-name: example;
animation-duration: 3s;
animation-delay: 2s;
animation-fill-mode: both;
}
Animation Shorthand Property
The example below uses six of the animation properties:Example
div {
animation-name: example;
animation-duration: 5s;
animation-timing-function: linear;
animation-delay: 2s;
animation-iteration-count: infinite;
animation-direction: alternate;}
animation
property:Example
div {
animation: example 5s linear 2s infinite alternate;}
CSS3 Animation Properties
The following table lists the @keyframes rule and all the animation properties:Property | Description |
---|---|
@keyframes | Specifies the animation code |
animation | A shorthand property for setting all the animation properties |
animation-delay | Specifies a delay for the start of an animation |
animation-direction | Specifies whether an animation should be played forwards, backwards or in alternate cycles |
animation-duration | Specifies how long time an animation should take to complete one cycle |
animation-fill-mode | Specifies a style for the element when the animation is not playing (before it starts, after it ends, or both) |
animation-iteration-count | Specifies the number of times an animation should be played |
animation-name | Specifies the name of the @keyframes animation |
animation-play-state | Specifies whether the animation is running or paused |
animation-timing-function | Specifies the speed curve of the animation |
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