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`transition-property` CSS property

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The transition-property CSS property sets the CSS properties to which a transition effect should be applied.

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transition-property: margin-right;

transition-property: margin-right, color;

transition-property: all;

transition-property: none;

<section id="default-example">
  <div id="example-element">Hover to see<br />the transition.</div>
</section>

#example-element {
  background-color: #e4f0f5;
  color: black;
  padding: 1rem;
  border-radius: 0.5rem;
  font: 1em monospace;
  width: 100%;
  transition: margin-right 2s;
}

#default-example:hover > #example-element {
  background-color: #990099;
  color: white;
  margin-right: 40%;
}

If you specify a shorthand property (e.g., background), all of its longhand sub-properties that can be animated will be.

Syntax

/* Keyword values */
transition-property: none;
transition-property: all;

/* <custom-ident> values */
transition-property: test_05;
transition-property: -specific;
transition-property: sliding-vertically;

/* Multiple values */
transition-property: test1, animation4;
transition-property: all, height, color;
transition-property:
  all,
  -moz-specific,
  sliding;

/* Global values */
transition-property: inherit;
transition-property: initial;
transition-property: revert;
transition-property: revert-layer;
transition-property: unset;

Values

  • none
    • : No properties will transition.
  • all
    • : All properties that can transition will.
  • &lt;custom-ident&gt;
    • : A string identifying the property to which a transition effect should be applied when its value changes.

Formal definition

Formal syntax

Examples

Basic example

When the button is hovered or focused, it undergoes a one-second color transition; the transition-property is background-color.

HTML

<button class="target">Focus me!</button>

CSS

html {
  height: 100vh;
}

button {
  font-size: 1.4rem;
  padding: 10px 20px;
  border: 1px solid #cccccc;
  border-radius: 10px;
  outline: none;
}

.target {
  transition-property: background-color;
  transition-duration: 1s;
  background-color: #cccccc;
}

.target:hover,
.target:focus {
  background-color: #eeeeee;
}
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See our Using CSS transitions guide for more transition-property examples.

Specifications

SpecificationsStandards references are available on the canonical MDN page.

Browser compatibility

Browser compatibilityCompatibility data is available on the canonical MDN page.

See also