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transition-property

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

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Note: The set of properties that can be animated is subject to change. As such, you should avoid including any properties in the list that don't currently animate, as someday they might, causing unexpected results.

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.
<custom-ident>: A string identifying the property to which a transition effect should be applied when its value changes.

Formal definition

Initial value	all
Applies to	all elements, `::before` and `::after` pseudo-elements
Inherited	no
Computed value	as specified
Animation type	discrete

Formal syntax

transition-property = 
  none                           |
  <single-transition-property>#  

<single-transition-property> = 
  all             |
  <custom-ident>

Examples

Simple example

This example performs a four-second font size transition when the user hovers over the element, the transition-property is the font-size.

HTML

<a class="target">Hover over me</a>

CSS

.target {
  font-size: 14px;
  transition-property: font-size;
  transition-duration: 4s;
}

.target:hover {
  font-size: 36px;
}

You will find more examples of transition-property included in the main CSS transitions article.

Specifications

Specification
CSS Transitions # transition-property-property

Browser compatibility

	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	WebView Android	Chrome Android	Firefox for Android	Opera Android	Safari on IOS	Samsung Internet
`IDENT_value`	1	12	16	10	15	4	≤37	18	16	14	3	1.0
`transition-property`	261	1212	49164	1010	1512.111.6–15	93.1	≤374.4	2618	49164	1412.112–14	92	1.51.0