CSS animation-direction Property
Example
div {
animation-direction: alternate;
}Meaning
The animation-direction CSS property sets whether an animation should play forward, backward, or alternate back and forth between playing the sequence forward and backward.
| Default value: | normal |
| Inherited: | No |
| Animatable: | No |
| Version: | CSS3 |
| JavaScript syntax: | |
Standard Syntax
animation-direction: normal|reverse|alternate|alternate-reverse|initial|inherit|revert|revert-layer|unset;Browser Support
The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the property.
Status
Property Values
The following table describes the values of this property:
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| normal | This is default. The animation should play forward in each cycle. |
| reverse | The animation should play backward in each cycle. |
| alternate | The animation plays forward in the first cycle, then play backward, then continues to alternate. |
| alternate-reverse | The animation plays backward in the first cycle, then play forward, then continues to alternate. |
| initial | Sets this property to its default value. |
| inherit | If specified, the associated element takes the computed value of its parent element animation-delay property. |
| revert | Reverts the cascaded value of the property from its current value to the value the property |
| revert-layer | Rollback styles to the ones specified in previous cascade layers. |
| unset | Resets a property to its inherited value if the property naturally inherits from its parent, and to its initial value if not. |
Default CSS Property Values
selectors {
animation-direction: normal;
}More Example
Example
div {
width: 100px;
height: 100px;
background: red;
position: relative;
animation-iteration-count: infinite;
animation-name: demo;
animation-duration: 2s;
animation-direction: alternate;
}
@keyframes demo {
from {left: 0%;}
to {left: 50%;}
}