Style animation Property
Example
Changing the animation of a <div> element, using the shorthand property:
document.getElementById("myDIV").style.animation = "mynewmove 4s 2";Try it Yourself »
Definition and Usage
The animation property is a shorthand property for six of the animation properties:
animationName
animationDuration
animationTimingFunction
animationDelay
animationIterationCount
animationDirection
Note: Always specify the animationDuration property, otherwise the duration is 0, and will never be played.
Syntax
Return the animation property:
object.style.animation
Set the animation property:
object.style.animation = "name duration timingFunction delay iterationCount direction fillMode playState"
Property Values
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| animationName | Specifies the name of the keyframe you want to bind to the selector |
| animationDuration | Specifies how many seconds or milliseconds an animation takes to complete |
| animationTimingFunction | Specifies the speed curve of the animation |
| animationDelay | Specifies a delay before the animation will start |
| animationIterationCount | Specifies how many times an animation should be played |
| animationDirection | Specifies whether or not the animation should play in reverse on alternate cycles |
| animationFillMode | Specifies what values are applied by the animation outside the time it is executing |
| animationPlayState | Specifies whether the animation is running or paused |
| initial | Sets this property to its default value. Read about initial |
| inherit | Inherits this property from its parent element. Read about inherit |
Technical Details
| Default Value: | none 0 ease 0 1 normal none running |
|---|---|
| Return Value: | A String, representing the animation property of an element |
| CSS Version | CSS3 |
Browser Support
animation is a CSS3 (1999) feature.
It is fully supported in all browsers:
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Safari | Opera | IE |
| Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 11 |
Related Pages
CSS reference: animation property
