View Transition API
Learn how View Transitions let you create smooth, automatic animations between page states for a more polished, app-like web experience.
Overview
The View Transition API is a new web feature that makes it way easier to create smooth, fancy transitions when a page or part of a page changes. Instead of manually animating elements or juggling a bunch of DOM changes, this API handles the “before” and “after” states for you and animates between them automatically.
Source: Chrome for developers & Demo site
The gist
- What it's for: Making page updates or navigation feel smooth and natural.
- How it works: It snapshots the current state of the page, you make your updates, and it animates the transition to the new state.
- Where it's useful: Switching pages, opening/closing modals, updating content dynamically—basically anywhere things change on your page.
- Why it's nice: Less code, smoother animations, and a more polished user experience.
Links & Documentation
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