CSS: creating an animation chain

CSS: creating an animation chain

Creating an animation chain with CSS is rather simple. We can do this by using a specific CSS property.

Creating an animation chain with CSS is rather simple. We can do this by using a specific CSS property.

The CSS property is animation-delay. This property simply delays the execution of an animation by a specific amount of time. So if we have two animations where the first one takes one second to complete its task, we can create a chain by using the aforementioned property on the second animation as follows:


@keyframes first {
	from {
		left: 0;
	}	
	to {
		left: 100px;
	}
}

@keyframes second {
	from {
		left: 0;
	}	
	to {
		left: 200px;
	}
}

#first,
#second {
	position: relative;
}

#first {
	animation: first 1s linear both;
}

#second {
	animation: second 1s linear 1s both; /* 1 second delay */
}

The animation-delay property comes immediately after the animation-timing-function in the shorthand notation. Here's a more complex example:

Demo

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