CSS animation Property

Example

Binding an animation to a <div> element, using the shorthand property:

div {
  animation: mymove 5s infinite;

/* "mymove" is the animation name.
"5s" is the duration for completing a animation.
"infinite" is the number of count for which a animation will run.*/
}

Definition and Usage

The animations are used for changing visible properties of elements with time.

The animation property is a shorthand property for:

• animation-name
• animation-duration
• animation-timing-function
• animation-delay
• animation-iteration-count
• animation-direction
• animation-fill-mode
• animation-play-state

Note: Always specify the animation-duration property, otherwise the duration is 0, and will never be played.

Default value:	none 0 ease 0 1 normal none running
Inherited:	no
Animatable:	no.
Version:	CSS3
JavaScript syntax:	object.style.animation="mymove 5s infinite"

• 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 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	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 duration timing-function delay iteration-count direction fill-mode play-state;

Property Values

Value	Description
animation-name	Specifies the name of the keyframe (used for creating animation styles for different points of time) you want to bind to the selector
animation-duration	Specifies how many seconds or milliseconds an animation takes to complete
animation-timing-function	Specifies the speed curve of the animation
animation-delay	Specifies a delay before the animation will start
animation-iteration-count	Specifies how many times an animation should be played
animation-direction	Specifies whether or not the animation should play in reverse on alternate cycles
animation-fill-mode	Specifies what values are applied by the animation outside the time it is executing
animation-play-state	Specifies whether the animation is running or paused
initial	Sets this property to its default value.
inherit	Inherits this property from its parent element.