CSS3 animation Property

Example

Binding an animation to a <div> element, using the shorthand property:
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div
{
animation:mymove 5s infinite;
-moz-animation:mymove 5s infinite; /* Firefox */
-webkit-animation:mymove 5s infinite; /* Safari and Chrome */
} 

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Browser Support

The animation property is not supported in any of the major browsers.

Firefox supports an alternative, the -moz-animation property.

Safari and Chrome support an alternative, the -webkit-animation property.

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Definition and Usage

The animation property is a shorthand property for six of the animation properties:

animation-name, animation-duration, animation-timing-function, animation-delay, animation-iteration-count, and animation-direction.

Note: Always specify the animation-duration property, otherwise the duration is 0, and will never be played.

Default value:	none 0 ease 0 1 normal
Inherited:	no
Version:	CSS3
JavaScript syntax:	object.style.animation="mymove 5s infinite"

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Syntax

animation: name duration timing-function delay iteration-count direction;

Value	Description
animation-name	Specifies the name of the keyframe you want to bind to the selector
animation-duration	Specifies how many seconds or milliseconds an animation takes to complete
animation-timing-function	Specifies the speed curve of the animation
animation-delay	Specifies a delay before the animation will start
animation-iteration-count	Specifies how many times an animation should be played
animation-direction	Specifies whether or not the animation should play in reverse on alternate cycles

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