CSS transitions allows an element to be changed or moved smoothly, over a given time, creating simple animations.
To create a transition effect:
- The CSS property or properties to which the effect will be applied must be defined
- The transition must be given a duration in seconds (s) or milliseconds (ms) (otherwise the transition will NOT take place)
- The transition must be placed on the property in it’s initial state
/* on hover the div will expand to 100% width */
div {
width: 50%;
background: red;
color: white;
padding: 8px;
transition: width 0.4s;
}
div:hover {
width: 100%;
}
When you hover your cursor over the following element, it will expand to the full width of its parent.
/* on hover the background and the text will change color */
div {
background: white;
outline: red solid thin;
color: black;
text-align: center;
padding: 8px;
transition: all 0.4s;
}
div:hover {
background: red;
color: white;
}
Properties
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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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