CSS animation-direction Property
The animation-direction property in CSS is used to define the direction of the animation. The direction of animation should be forwards, backward, or in alternate cycles.
Syntax:
animation-direction: normal|reverse|alternate|alternate-reverse|
initial|inherit;
Property Value: The animation-direction property are listed below:
- normal: This animation property plays the animation forward. It is the default value.
- reverse: This animation property plays the animation in the reverse direction.
- alternate: This animation property plays the animation forwards first, and then backward.
- alternate-reverse: This animation property play animation backwards first, and then forwards.
- initial: This property is used to set the animation property to its default value.
- inherit: This property is used to inherit the animation property from its parent element.
Example: In this example, we are using animation-direction: normal property.
html
<!DOCTYPE html> < html > < head > < title > CSS | animation-direction Property </ title > < style > body { text-align: center; } h1 { color: green; } h3 { width: 100%; animation-name: text; animation-duration: 2s; animation-iteration-count: infinite; } #one { animation-direction: normal; } @keyframes text { from { margin-left: 60%; } to { margin-left: 0%; } } </ style > </ head > < body > < h1 >w3wiki</ h1 > < h2 >animation-direction property</ h2 > < h3 id = "one" >This text is normal.</ h3 > </ body > </ html > |
Output:
Example: In this example, we are using animation-direction: reverse property.
html
<!DOCTYPE html> < html > < head > < title > CSS | animation-direction Property </ title > < style > body { text-align: center; } h1 { color: green; } h3 { width: 100%; animation-name: text; animation-duration: 2s; animation-iteration-count: infinite; } #one { animation-direction: reverse; } @keyframes text { from { margin-left: 60%; } to { margin-left: 0%; } } </ style > </ head > < body > < h1 >w3wiki</ h1 > < h2 >animation-direction property</ h2 > < h3 id = "one" >This text is reverse.</ h3 > </ body > </ html > |
Output:
Example: In this example, we are using animation-direction: alternate property.
html
<!DOCTYPE html> < html > < head > < title > CSS | animation-direction Property </ title > < style > body { text-align: center; } h1 { color: green; } h3 { width: 100%; animation-name: text; animation-duration: 2s; animation-iteration-count: infinite; } #one { animation-direction: alternate; } @keyframes text { from { margin-left: 60%; } to { margin-left: 0%; } } </ style > </ head > < body > < h1 >w3wiki</ h1 > < h2 >animation-direction property</ h2 > < h3 id = "one" >This text is alternate.</ h3 > </ body > </ html > |
Output:
Example: In this example, we are using animation-direction: alternate-reverse property.
html
<!DOCTYPE html> < html > < head > < title > CSS | animation-direction Property </ title > < style > body { text-align: center; } h1 { color: green; } h3 { width: 100%; animation-name: text; animation-duration: 2s; animation-iteration-count: infinite; } #one { animation-direction: alternate-reverse; } @keyframes text { from { margin-left: 60%; } to { margin-left: 0%; } } </ style > </ head > < body > < h1 >w3wiki</ h1 > < h2 >animation-direction property</ h2 > < h3 id = "one" >This text is alternate-reverse.</ h3 > </ body > </ html > |
Output:
Supported Browser: The browser supported by animation-direction properties is listed below:
- Google Chrome 43.0 and above
- Edge 12.0 and above
- Firefox 16.0 and above
- Opera 30.0 and above
- Safari 9.0 and above
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