CSS animation-play-state Property

Example

Pause an animation:

div {
  animation-play-state: paused;
}

Definition and Usage

The animation-play-state property specifies whether the animation is running or paused.

Note: Use this property in a JavaScript to pause an animation in the middle of a cycle.

Default value:	running
Inherited:	no
Animatable:	no.
Version:	CSS3
JavaScript syntax:	object.style.animationPlayState="paused"

• 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-play-state 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-play-state	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-play-state: paused|running|initial|inherit;

Property Values

Value	Description	Demo
paused	Specifies that the animation is paused
running	Default value. Specifies that the animation is running
initial	Sets this property to its default value.
inherit	Inherits this property from its parent element.

More Examples

Example

Pause an animation on hover:

div:hover {
  animation-play-state: paused;
}