Table of contents
- 1. Summary
- 2. Syntax
- 2.1. Values
- 3. Examples
- 4. Specifications
- 5. Browser compatibility
- 6. See also
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Summary
The animation-direction CSS property indicates whether the animation should play in reverse on alternate cycles.
It is often convenient to use the shorthand property animation
to set all animation properties at once.
- Initial value
:
normal - Applies to: all elements, and
::beforeand::afterpseudo-elements - Inherited : no
- Media:
visual - Computed value : as specified
Syntax
animation-direction: normal | alternate [, normal | alternate]*
Values
normal- The animation should play forward each cycle. In other words, each time the animation cycles, the animation will reset to the beginning state and start over again. This is the default animation direction setting.
alternate- The animation should reverse direction each cycle. When playing in reverse, the animation steps are performed backward. In addition, timing functions are also reversed; for example, an
ease-inanimation is replaced with anease-outanimation when played in reverse. reverse- The animation plays backward each cycle. Each tome the animation cycles, the animation resets to the end state and start over again.
alternate-reverse- The animation plays backward on the first play-through, then forward on the next, then continues to alternate.
Examples
See CSS animations for examples.
Specifications
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| CSS Animations Level 3 | Working Draft | For the two new values, see the W3C discussion. |
Browser compatibility
| Feature | Chrome | Firefox (Gecko) | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari (WebKit) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | (Yes) -webkit | 5.0 (5.0) -moz | 10 -ms [1] | 12 -o | 4.0 -webkit |
reverse | 19 -webkit[2] | -- | -- | -- | -- |
alternate-reverse | 19 -webkit[3] | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Feature | Android | Chrome for Android | Firefox Mobile (Gecko) | IE Phone | Opera Mobile | Safari Mobile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
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