CSS3 animation-fill-mode Property
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Description
The animation-fill-mode CSS property specifies how a CSS animation should apply styles to its target before and after it is executing.
The following table summarizes the usages context and the version history of this property.
| Default value: | none |
|---|---|
| Applies to: | All elements, ::before and ::after pseudo-elements |
| Inherited: | No |
| Animatable: | No. See animatable properties. |
| Version: | New in CSS3 |
Syntax
The syntax of the property is given with:
The example below shows the animation-fill-mode property in action.
.box {
width: 50px;
height: 50px;
background: red;
position: relative;
/* Chrome, Safari, Opera */
-webkit-animation-name: moveit;
-webkit-animation-duration: 4s;
-webkit-animation-fill-mode: forwards;
/* Standard syntax */
animation-name: moveit;
animation-duration: 4s;
animation-fill-mode: forwards;
}
/* Chrome, Safari, Opera */
@-webkit-keyframes moveit {
from {left: 0;}
to {left: 50%;}
}
/* Standard syntax */
@keyframes moveit {
from {left: 0;}
to {left: 50%;}
}Property Values
The following table describes the values of this property.
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
none |
The animation will not apply any styles to the target before or after it is executing. |
forwards |
After the animation ends (as determined by its animation-iteration-count), the animation will apply the property values for the time the animation ended. |
backwards |
The animation will apply the property values defined in the keyframe that will start the first iteration of the animation, during the period defined by animation-delay property. These are either the values of the from keyframe (when animation-direction is normal or alternate) or those of the to keyframe (when animation-direction is reverse or alternate-reverse). |
both |
The animation will follow the rules for both forwards and backwards, thus extending the animation properties in both directions. |
initial |
Sets this property to its default value. |
inherit |
If specified, the associated element takes the computed value of its parent element animation-fill-mode property. |
Browser Compatibility
The animation-fill-mode property is supported in all major modern browsers.
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Basic Support—
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Further Reading
See tutorial on: CSS3 Animations.
Related properties and at-rules: animation, animation-name, animation-duration, animation-timing-function, animation-delay, animation-iteration-count, animation-direction, animation-play-state, @keyframes.
