Style animationDirection Property
Example
Changing the animationDirection property of a <div> element:
document.getElementById("myDIV").style.animationDirection = "reverse";
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Definition and Usage
The animationDirection property sets or returns whether or not the animation should play in reverse on alternate cycles.
Note: If the animation is set to play only once, this property will have no effect.
Syntax
Return the animationDirection property:
object.style.animationDirection
Set the animationDirection property:
object.style.animationDirection = "normal|reverse|alternate|alternate-reverse|initial|inherit"
Property Values
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| normal | Default value. The animation should be played as normal |
| reverse | The animation should play in reverse direction |
| alternate | The animation will be played as normal every odd time (1,3,5,etc..) and in reverse direction every even time (2,4,6,etc...) |
| alternate-reverse | The animation will be played in reverse direction every odd time (1,3,5,etc..) and in a normal direction every even time (2,4,6,etc...) |
| 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: | normal |
|---|---|
| Return Value: | A String, representing the animation-direction property of an element |
| CSS Version | CSS3 |
Browser Support
animationDirection 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-direction property
