CSS animation-name Property

Example

Specify a name for the @keyframes animation:

div {
  animation-name: mymove;
}

Definition and Usage

The animation-name property specifies a name for the @keyframes animation.

The @keyframes applies various CSS Styles to element at intervals of time.

Default value: none
Inherited: no
Animatable: no.
Version: CSS3
JavaScript syntax: object.style.animationName="myNEWmove"

  • Inherited : "Inherited = no" means that it cannot takes (inherit) it's value from it's parent element.
  • object - object in javascript means the element on which animation-name is applied.
  • Animatable - "Animatable = no" means that it cannot be animated with CSS @keyframes.

Browser Support

The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the property.

Numbers followed by -webkit-, -moz-, or -o- specify the first version that worked with a prefix.

Property          
animation-name 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-

CSS Syntax

animation-name: keyframename|none|initial|inherit;

Property Values

Value Description
keyframename Specifies the name of the keyframe you want to bind to the selector
none Default value. Specifies that there will be no animation (can be used to override animations coming from the cascade)
initial Sets this property to its default value.  
inherit Inherits this property from its parent element.

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