CSS transition-property Property

Definition and Usage

The transition-property property specifies the name of the CSS property the transition effect is for (the transition effect will start when the specified CSS property changes).

Tip: A transition effect could typically occur when a user hover over an element.

Note: Always specify the transition-duration property, otherwise the duration is 0, and the transition will have no effect.

Example

Result

Hover over the div element below, to see the transition effect:

Property Values

Value Description
none No property will get a transition effect
all Default value. All properties will get a transition effect
property Defines a comma separated list of CSS property names the transition effect is for
initial Sets this property to its default value. Read about initial
inherit Inherits this property from its parent element. Read about inherit

CSS transition-duration Property

Definition and Usage

The transition-duration property specifies how many seconds (s) or milliseconds (ms) a transition effect takes to complete.

Example

Result

Hover over the div element below, to see the transition effect (the transition effect will lasts for 5 seconds):

Property Values

Value Description
time Specifies how many seconds or milliseconds a transition effect takes to complete. Default value is 0s, meaning there will be no effect
initial Sets this property to its default value. Read about initial
inherit Inherits this property from its parent element. Read about inherit

CSS transition-delay Property

Definition and Usage

The transition-delay property specifies when the transition effect will start.

The transition-delay value is defined in seconds (s) or milliseconds (ms).

Example

Result

Hover over the div element below, to see the transition effect (Note that the transition effect will wait 2 seconds before starting):

Property Values

Value Description
time Specifies the number of seconds or milliseconds to wait before the transition effect will start
initial Sets this property to its default value. Read about initial
inherit Inherits this property from its parent element. Read about inherit

CSS transition-timing-function Property

Definition and Usage

The transition-timing-function property specifies the speed curve of the transition effect.

This property allows a transition effect to change speed over its duration.

Example

Result

Hover over the div element below, to see the transition effect:

Property Values

Value Description
ease Default value. Specifies a transition effect with a slow start, then fast, then end slowly (equivalent to cubic-bezier(0.25,0.1,0.25,1))
linear Specifies a transition effect with the same speed from start to end (equivalent to cubic-bezier(0,0,1,1))
ease-in Specifies a transition effect with a slow start (equivalent to cubic-bezier(0.42,0,1,1))
ease-out Specifies a transition effect with a slow end (equivalent to cubic-bezier(0,0,0.58,1))
ease-in-out Specifies a transition effect with a slow start and end (equivalent to cubic-bezier(0.42,0,0.58,1))
step-start Equivalent to steps(1, start)
step-end Equivalent to steps(1, end)
steps(int,start|end) Specifies a stepping function, with two parameters. The first parameter specifies the number of intervals in the function. It must be a positive integer (greater than 0). The second parameter, which is optional, is either the value “start” or “end”, and specifies the point at which the change of values occur within the interval. If the second parameter is omitted, it is given the value “end”
cubic-bezier(n,n,n,n) Define your own values in the cubic-bezier function. Possible values are numeric values from 0 to 1
initial Sets this property to its default value. Read about initial
inherit Inherits this property from its parent element. Read about inherit