Do the animation once, then do the animation backwards:
The animation-direction property defines whether or not the animation should play in reverse on alternate cycles.
Note: If the animation is set to play only once, this property will have no effect.
| Default value: | normal |
|---|---|
| Inherited: | no |
| Animatable: | no. Read about animatable |
| Version: | CSS3 |
| JavaScript syntax: | object.style.animationDirection="reverse" Try it |
The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the property.
Numbers followed by -webkit-, -moz-, or -o- specify the first version that worked with a prefix.
| Property | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| animation-direction | 4.0 -webkit- | 10.0 | 16.0 5.0 -moz- |
4.0 -webkit- | 15.0 -webkit- 12.1 12.0 -o- |
| Value | Description | Play it |
|---|---|---|
| normal | Default value. The animation should be played as normal | Play it » |
| reverse | The animation should play in reverse direction | Play it » |
| alternate | The animation will be played as normal every odd time (1,3,5,etc..) and in reverse direction every even time (2,4,6,etc...) | Play it » |
| alternate-reverse | The animation will be played in reverse direction every odd time (1,3,5,etc..) and in a normal direction every even time (2,4,6,etc...) | Play it » |
| initial | Sets this property to its default value. Read about initial | |
| inherit | Inherits this property from its parent element. Read about inherit |
Note: The "reverse" and "alternate-reverse" values are not supported in Safari.
CSS3 tutorial: CSS3 Animations
HTML DOM reference: animationDirection property
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