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CSS Animation Generator

Create custom CSS keyframe animations visually. Add keyframes, adjust timing, and preview animations in real-time.

Create CSS @keyframes animations visually, define keyframes on a timeline, set properties at each point, preview the animation in real time, and copy the generated CSS.

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Related reading

  • CSS Animations: From Simple Transitions to Complex Keyframe Sequences15 min read

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CSS Animation Generator: a worked example

You want a subtle "fade and rise" entrance for cards as they scroll into view, as reusable CSS.

Animation settings

Name fadeInUp · from opacity 0 / translateY(16px) · to opacity 1 / translateY(0) · 400ms ease-out
CSS Animation Generator produces

Generated CSS

@keyframes fadeInUp {
  from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(16px); }
  to   { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }
}
.card { animation: fadeInUp .4s ease-out both; }

Animating `opacity` and `transform` keeps the work on the GPU compositor, so the entrance stays at 60fps instead of triggering layout. The generator emits the `@keyframes` plus the shorthand, including `both` so the element keeps its final state and does not flash back, ready to paste into a stylesheet.

About the CSS Animation Generator

Create CSS @keyframes animations visually, define keyframes on a timeline, set properties at each point, preview the animation in real time, and copy the generated CSS.

Key features

  • Visual keyframe timeline
  • Real-time animation preview
  • Easing function selector
  • Duration and iteration controls
  • Multiple property support per keyframe
  • Copy-ready @keyframes and animation CSS

How to use

  1. 1Add keyframes at percentage points (0%, 50%, 100%, etc.).
  2. 2Set CSS properties at each keyframe.
  3. 3Adjust timing, duration, iteration, and easing.
  4. 4Preview the animation and copy the CSS.

How it works

The CSS Animation Generator builds a `@keyframes` block and matching `.animated-element` rule visually, then shows the result live on a 96px gradient box you can Play, Pause, and Restart. You start from one of eight presets, each of which loads its own keyframes plus a tuned duration and easing: Fade In (0.5s ease-out, opacity 0 to 1), Slide Up (0.6s ease-out, opacity plus translateY(20px) to 0), Bounce (1s cubic-bezier with six keyframes stepping translateY through -30px and -15px), Pulse (1.5s ease-in-out, scale 1 to 1.1), Shake (0.5s ease-in-out, translateX +/-10px), Spin (1s linear, rotate 0 to 360deg), Flip (0.6s ease-out, perspective(400px) rotateY 360deg), and Glow (2s ease-in-out animating box-shadow blur and rgba(59,130,246) intensity). Applying a preset clones its keyframes with fresh IDs and bumps the preview so the new animation restarts immediately.

The keyframes editor lets you place each stop on a 0-100% offset slider (step 1) and the tool keeps them sorted by offset; Add inserts a new stop 25% past the current last (capped at 100%), and removal is blocked below two keyframes with a toast warning so the animation always has a start and end. Per keyframe you get one-click quick-add buttons for `opacity` (defaults to 1), `transform` (defaults to none), and `backgroundColor` (defaults to #ffffff), and any value is freely editable as text. On output the generator converts camelCase property names to kebab-case via a regex (so `backgroundColor` becomes `background-color`), and the animation name is sanitized to `[a-zA-Z0-9_-]` as you type so it stays a valid CSS identifier.

Timing is controlled by a Duration slider from 0.1s to 5s (step 0.1) and six easing options: linear, ease, ease-in, ease-out, ease-in-out, and cubic-bezier. Choosing cubic-bezier reveals four numeric inputs (x1, y1, x2, y2, default 0.25/0.1/0.25/1, step 0.05, clamped 0-1) that emit a literal `cubic-bezier(...)` value. You also set iteration count (1, 2, 3, or infinite), direction (normal, reverse, alternate, alternate-reverse), and fill-mode (none, forwards which is the default, backwards, both, written out as a separate `animation-fill-mode` line). The generated CSS is copy-to-clipboard, the full configuration is encoded into a shareable URL, and the whole thing runs client-side with no server round-trip.

Examples

  • Bounce preset internals

    Selecting Bounce loads a 1s cubic-bezier animation with six keyframes that move translateY from 0 to -30px (20%), back to 0 (40%), to -15px (60%), and settle at 0 (80-100%), giving a damped double-hop.

  • Custom shareable spinner

    Start from Spin (1s linear, rotate 0deg to 360deg), set iterations to infinite, then use the Share button to encode duration, easing, iteration count, direction, fill-mode and name into the URL for a teammate to reopen.

Tips & best practices

  • Pick cubic-bezier easing to expose the four control-point fields (x1/y1/x2/y2); values are clamped 0-1 with 0.05 steps, so use it to fine-tune overshoot beyond the named ease curves.
  • The quick-add buttons only cover opacity, transform, and backgroundColor, but the property value field is free text, so you can type any transform stack (e.g. perspective(400px) rotateY(360deg) like the Flip preset) directly.
  • Set fill-mode to forwards (the default) to hold the final keyframe's state after the animation ends; the tool writes it as a separate animation-fill-mode line.

Practical scenarios

  • Loading spinners

    Design custom loading animations without pulling in a library.

  • Scroll-triggered effects

    Create entrance animations for elements as they come into view.

  • Micro-interactions

    Build subtle hover and focus animations that make UI elements feel responsive.

Frequently asked questions

Do CSS animations affect performance?

Animating transform and opacity is GPU-accelerated and performs well. Avoid animating layout properties like width, height, or margin.

Can I chain multiple animations?

Yes. Use animation-delay to stagger animations or list multiple animation names on a single element.

Related tools and how they differ

  • CSS Box Shadow Generator: Builds static layered shadows; use it to design the shadow value you then animate, since this tool handles only the motion.
  • CSS Border Radius Generator: Sets fixed corner radii in px or %; use it to define the shape, while this tool animates properties over time.
  • CSS Button Generator: Designs a button with built-in hover and transition; use it when simple state transitions suffice instead of full @keyframes.
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  • Glassmorphism Generator: Generates static frosted-glass styling; use it to craft the glass look you then bring to life with these keyframes.
  • CSS Clip Path Generator: Outputs polygon clip shapes with matching point counts; use it to design the shapes you morph between in an animation.

Further reading

  • CSS Animations: From Simple Transitions to Complex Keyframe Sequences15 min read

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