The animation-play-state property

The animation-play-state property allows you to set the animation state: it is playing or paused.

Syntax

selector {
	animation-play-state: paused | running;
}

Values

Value	Description
`paused`	An animation is paused.
`running`	An animation is playing.

Default value: running.

Example

In this example, the animation will start when the mouse hovers over the element and stop when the mouse is removed from the element:

<div id="elem"></div>

@keyframes move {
	from {
		width: 200px;
	}
	to {
		width: 400px;
	}
}

#elem {
	animation-play-state: paused;
	animation-duration: 1s;
	animation-name: move;
	animation-iteration-count: infinite;
	animation-timing-function: linear;
	border: 1px solid black;
	height: 50px;
}
#elem:hover {
	animation-play-state: running;
}

Example . Hovering over another element

And now the animation will be launched by hovering the mouse over another element, and will stop when the mouse is removed from it:

<div id="target"></div>
<div id="elem"></div>

@keyframes move {
	from {
		margin-left: 0;
	}
	to {
		margin-left: 400px;
	}
}

#target {
	border: 1px solid red;
	margin-bottom: 10px;
	width: 50px;
	height: 50px;
}

#elem {
	animation-play-state: paused;
	animation-duration: 3s;
	animation-name: move;
	animation-iteration-count: infinite;
	animation-timing-function: linear;
	border: 1px solid black;
	width: 50px;
	height: 50px;
}

#target:hover + #elem {
	animation-play-state: running;
	border: 1px solid green;
}

The animation-play-state property

Syntax

Values

Example

Example . Hovering over another element

See also