CSS Animation Generator
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What is CSS Animation Generator?
This tool helps you create CSS animation shorthand values together with matching keyframes.
It is useful for UI motion, hover effects, reveal animations, cards, buttons, and quick design experiments.
How to use CSS Animation Generator
- Choose a preset animation.
- Adjust duration, delay, timing function, iteration count, direction, and fill mode.
- Watch the live preview on the right.
- Copy the animation shorthand, keyframes, or full CSS rule.
Tips
- Use shorter durations for subtle UI animations.
- Use infinite iteration for repeating effects like pulse or bounce.
- Use fill-mode both when you want the element to keep the start or end visual state.
- Combine this with CSS Transform Generator for more advanced motion effects.
CSS animation checks before shipping motion
Motion must communicate state without blocking interaction, triggering discomfort, or creating expensive layout and paint work.
Respect reduced motion
Provide a meaningful reduced or static state under prefers-reduced-motion rather than only shortening a complex animation.
Animate efficient properties
Prefer transform and opacity when appropriate and profile animations that change layout, filters, shadows, masks, or large painted areas.
Test lifecycle states
Check delay, iteration, direction, fill mode, interruption, page visibility, replay, and the final state after classes are removed.
Keep interaction usable
Verify focus, pointer input, scrolling, reading, and controls during motion and avoid flashes or movement that obscures essential content.
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