Quick Reference
The animation-fill-mode property specifies a style for the element when the animation is not playing – both before it starts and after it ends.
div {
animation-fill-mode: forwards;
}Default
| Default value | none |
| Inherited values | no |
| Can it be animated? | no |
These are the allowed values.
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| none | Animation will not apply any styles to the element before or after it is executing (default) |
| forwards | The element will retain the style values that is set by the last keyframe (depends on animation-direction and animation-iteration-count) |
| backwards | The element will get the style values that is set by the first keyframe (depends on animation-direction), and retain this during the animation-delay period |
| both | The animation will follow the rules for both forwards and backwards, extending the animation properties in both directions |
| initial | Sets this property to its default value |
| inherit | Inherits this property from its parent element |
Using JavaScript
The HTML element can also be styled using JavaScript and the element’s id.
document.getElementById('my_div').style.animationFillMode = 'forwards';<button onclick='my_function()'>Click Here</button>
<script>
function my_function() {
document.getElementById('my_div').style.animationFillMode = 'forwards';
}
</script>CSS Notes:
- The “inherit”, “initial” and “unset” keywords can be used with any CSS property to set its value
- In CSS there are many ways to express a color value in a property
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