anime.js
Anime
(/ˈæn.ə.meɪ/)
is a lightweight JavaScript animation library. It works with any CSS Properties, individual CSS transforms, SVG or any DOM attributes, and JavaScript Objects.
Main features
- Keyframes: Chain multiple animation properties.
- Timeline: Synchronize multiple instances together.
- Playback controls: Play, pause, restart, seek animations or timelines.
- CSS transforms: Animate CSS transforms individually.
- Function based values: Multiple animated targets can have individual value.
- SVG Animations: Motion path, line drawing and morphing animations.
- Easing functions: Use the built in functions or create your own Cubic Bézier curve easing.
Demos and examples
Browser support
Chrome | Safari | IE / Edge | Firefox | Opera |
---|---|---|---|---|
24+ | 6+ | 10+ | 32+ | 15+ |
Usage
$ npm install animejs
# OR
$ bower install animejs
import anime from 'animejs'
Or manually download and link anime.min.js
in your HTML:
<script src="anime.min.js"></script>
Then start animating:
anime({
targets: 'div',
translateX: [
{ value: 100, duration: 1200 },
{ value: 0, duration: 800 }
],
rotate: '1turn',
backgroundColor: '#FFF',
duration: 2000,
loop: true
});
API
Targets
The targets
property defines the elements or JS Object
s to animate.
Types | Examples |
---|---|
CSS Selectors | 'div' , '.item' , 'path' , '#el path' ... |
DOM Element | document.querySelector('.item') |
NodeList | document.querySelectorAll('.item') |
Object |
{prop1: 100, prop2: 200} |
Array |
['div', '.item', domNode] |
Animatable properties
Types | Examples |
---|---|
CSS | opacity , backgroundColor , fontSize ... |
Transforms | translateX , rotate , scale ... |
Object properties | Any Object property containing numerical values |
DOM attributes | Any DOM attributes containing numerical values |
SVG attributes | Any SVG attributes containing numerical values |
➜ Animatable properties examples
CSS
Any CSS properties can be animated:
anime({
targets: 'div',
left: '80%', // Animate all divs left position to 80%
opacity: .8, // Animate all divs opacity to .8
backgroundColor: '#FFF' // Animate all divs background color to #FFF
});
Individual CSS transforms
CSS transforms can be animated individually:
anime({
targets: 'div',
translateX: 250, // Animate all divs translateX property to 250px
scale: 2, // Animate all divs scale to 2
rotate: '1turn' // Animate all divs rotation to 1 turn
});
JavaScript Object properties
Any Object
property containing a numerical value can be animated:
var myObject = {
prop1: 0,
prop2: '0%'
}
anime({
targets: myObject,
prop1: 50, // Animate the 'prop1' property from myObject to 50
prop2: '100%' // Animate the 'prop2' property from myObject to 100%
});
DOM Attributes
Any DOM Attribute containing a numerical values can be animated:
<input value="0">
anime({
targets: input,
value: 1000, // Animate the input value to 1000
round: 1 // Remove decimals by rounding the value
});
SVG Attributes
Any SVG Attribute containing a numerical values can be animated:
<svg width="128" height="128" viewBox="0 0 128 128">
<polygon points="64 68.73508918222262 8.574 99.9935923731656 63.35810017508558 67.62284396863708 64 3.993592373165592 64.64189982491442 67.62284396863708 119.426 99.9935923731656"></polygon>
</svg>
anime({
targets: 'polygon',
points: '64 128 8.574 96 8.574 32 64 0 119.426 32 119.426 96'
});
Property parameters
Defines duration, delay and easing for each property animations.
Can be set globally, or individually to each properties:
Names | Defaults | Types | Info |
---|---|---|---|
duration | 1000 |
number , function |
millisecond |
delay | 0 |
number , function |
millisecond |
easing | 'easeOutElastic' |
function |
See Easing functions |
elasticity | 500 |
number , function |
Range [0 - 1000] |
round | false |
number , boolean , function |
Power of 10 |
anime({
translateX: {
value: 250,
duration: 800
},
rotate: {
value: 360,
duration: 1800,
easing: 'easeInOutSine'
},
scale: {
value: 2,
duration: 1600,
delay: 800,
easing: 'easeInOutQuart'
},
delay: 250 // All properties except 'scale' inherit 250ms delay
});
➜ Property parameters examples
Function based property parameters
Get different property parameters for every target of the animation.
The function accepts 3 arguments: target
, index
, targetsLength
.
anime({
targets: 'div',
translateX: 250,
rotate: 180,
duration: function(target) {
// Duration based on every div 'data-duration' attribute
return target.getAttribute('data-duration');
},
delay: function(target, index) {
// 100ms delay multiplied by every div index, in ascending order
return index * 100;
},
elasticity: function(target, index, totalTargets) {
// Elasticity multiplied by every div index, in descending order
return 200 + ((totalTargets - index) * 200);
}
});
➜ Function based parameters examples
Animation parameters
Parameters relative to the animation to specify the direction, the number of loops or autoplay.
Names | Defaults | Types |
---|---|---|
loop | false |
number , boolean |
direction | 'normal' |
'normal' , 'reverse' , 'alternate' |
autoplay | true |
boolean |
anime({
targets: 'div',
translateX: 100,
duration: 2000,
loop: 3, // Play the animation 3 times
direction: 'reverse', // Play the animation in reverse
autoplay: false // Animation paused by default
});
➜ Animation parameters examples
Property values
Single value
Defines the end value of the animation.
Start value is the original target value, or default transforms value.
Types | Examples | Infos |
---|---|---|
Number | 100 |
Automatically add original or default unit if needed |
String | '10em' , '1turn' , 'M21 1v160' , '50%' |
Must contains at least one numerical value |
Relative values | '+=100px' , '-=20em' , '*=4' |
Add, subtract or multiply the original property value |
Colors | '#FFF' , 'rgb(255,0,0)' , 'hsl(100, 20%, 80%)' |
Accepts 3 or 6 hex digit, rgb, or hsl values |
anime({
targets: 'div',
translateX: 100, // Add 'px' by default (from 0px to 100px)
rotate: '1turn', // Use 'turn' as unit (from 0turn to 1turn)
scale: '*=2', // Multiply the current scale value by 2 (from 1 to (1 * 2))
backgroundColor: '#FFF', // Animate the background color to #FFF (from 'rgb(0,0,0)' to 'rgb(255,255,255)')
duration: 1500
});
From > To values
Force the animation to start at a certain value.
anime({
targets: 'div',
translateX: [100, 200], // Translate X from 100 to 200
rotate: ['.5turn', '1turn'], // Rotate from 180deg to 360deg
scale: ['*=2', 1], // Scale from 2 times the original value to 1,
backgroundColor: ['rgb(255,0,0)', '#FFF'], // Will transition the background color from red to white
duration: 1500
});
➜ Specific initial value example
Function based values
Same as function based property parameters.
Get different values for every target and property of the animation.
The function accepts 3 arguments: target
, index
, targetsLength
.
anime({
targets: 'div',
translateX: function(el) {
return el.getAttribute('data-x');
},
translateY: function(el, i) {
return 50 + (-50 * i);
},
scale: function(el, i, l) {
return (l - i) + .25;
},
rotate: function() { return anime.random(-360, 360); },
duration: function() { return anime.random(800, 1600); },
delay: function() { return anime.random(0, 1000); }
});
➜ Function based value example
Keyframes
Keyframes are defined using an Array
of property Object.
Instance's duration
is divided by the number of keyframes of each properties if not specified.
anime({
targets: 'div',
translateX: [
{ value: 250, duration: 1000, delay: 500, elasticity: 0 },
{ value: 0, duration: 1000, delay: 500, elasticity: 0 }
],
translateY: [
{ value: -40, duration: 500, elasticity: 100 },
{ value: 40, duration: 500, delay: 1000, elasticity: 100 },
{ value: 0, duration: 500, delay: 1000, elasticity: 100 }
],
scaleX: [
{ value: 4, duration: 100, delay: 500, easing: 'easeOutExpo' },
{ value: 1, duration: 900, elasticity: 300 },
{ value: 4, duration: 100, delay: 500, easing: 'easeOutExpo' },
{ value: 1, duration: 900, elasticity: 300 }
],
scaleY: [
{ value: [1.75, 1], duration: 500 },
{ value: 2, duration: 50, delay: 1000, easing: 'easeOutExpo' },
{ value: 1, duration: 450 },
{ value: 1.75, duration: 50, delay: 1000, easing: 'easeOutExpo' },
{ value: 1, duration: 450 }
]
});
➜ Specific keyframes properties example
Timeline
Basic timeline
Play animations in sequence by creating a timeline:
var myTimeline = anime.timeline();
A timeline accepts the same parameters as an animation: direction
, loop
and autoplay
.
var myTimeline = anime.timeline({
direction: 'alternate',
loop: 3,
autoplay: false
});
Add animations to the timeline with .add()
:
myTimeline
.add({
targets: '.square',
translateX: 250
})
.add({
targets: '.circle',
translateX: 250
})
.add({
targets: '.triangle',
translateX: 250
});
Access timeline children animations with myTimeline.children
Timeline animations offsets
offset
defines the starting time of an animation on the timeline.
Relative offset
Defines starting time relative to the previous animations duration.
Types | Examples | Infos |
---|---|---|
+= |
'+=100' |
Starts 100ms after the previous animation ends |
-= |
'-=100' |
Starts 100ms before the previous animation ends |
*= |
'*=2' |
Starts at 2 times the previous animations duration |
myTimeline
.add({
targets: '.square',
translateX: 250
})
.add({
targets: '.circle',
translateX: 250,
offset: '-=600' // Starts 600ms before the previous animation ends
})
.add({
targets: '.triangle',
translateX: 250,
offset: '-=800' // Starts 800ms before the previous animation ends
});
Absolute offset
Defines an absolute starting time on the timeline with a number.
myTimeline
.add({
targets: '.square',
translateX: 250,
offset: 1000 // Starts at 1000ms
})
.add({
targets: '.circle',
translateX: 250,
offset: 500 // Starts at 500ms
})
.add({
targets: '.triangle',
translateX: 250,
offset: 0 // Starts at 0ms
});
Playback controls
Play, pause, restart, seek animations or timelines.
Play / Pause
var playPauseAnim = anime({
targets: 'div',
translateX: 250,
direction: 'alternate',
loop: true,
autoplay: false // prevent the instance from playing
});
playPauseAnim.play(); // Manually play
playPauseAnim.pause(); // Manually pause
Restart
var restartAnim = anime({
targets: 'div',
translateX: 250,
direction: 'alternate',
loop: true,
autoplay: false
});
restartAnim.restart(); // Restart the animation and reset the loop count / current direction
Reverse
var reverseAnim = anime({
targets: 'div',
translateX: 250,
direction: 'alternate',
loop: true
});
reverseAnim.reverse(); // Change the animation direction
Seek
Change animations or timelines current time.
var seekAnim = anime({
targets: 'div',
translateX: 250,
delay: function(el, i, l) { return i * 100; },
elasticity: 200,
autoplay: false
});
seekAnim.seek(500); // Set the animation current time to 500ms
Callbacks
Execute a function at the beginning, during or when an animation or timeline is completed.
Names | Types | Arguments | Info |
---|---|---|---|
update | function |
animation Object |
Called at time = 0 |
begin | function |
animation Object |
Called after animation delay is over |
complete | function |
animation Object |
Called only after all the loops are completed |
Update
update()
is called on every frame while the instance is playing.
var myAnimation = anime({
targets: '#update .el',
translateX: 250,
delay: 1000,
update: function(anim) {
console.log(anim.currentTime + 'ms'); // Get current animation time with `myAnimation.currentTime`, return value in ms.
console.log(anim.progress + '%'); // Get current animation progress with `myAnimation.progress`, return value in %
}
});
Begin
begin()
is called once after the delay is finished.
var myAnimation = anime({
targets: '#begin .el',
translateX: 250,
delay: 1000,
begin: function(anim) {
console.log(anim.began); // true after 1000ms
}
});
Check if the animation has begun with myAnimation.began
, return true
or false
.
Run
run()
is called every frame after the delay is finished.
var myAnimation = anime({
targets: '#run .el',
translateX: 250,
delay: 1000,
run: function(anim) {
console.log(anim.currentTime);
}
});
Complete
complete()
is called once after the animation is finished.
var myAnimation = anime({
targets: '#complete .el',
translateX: 250,
complete: function(anim) {
console.log(anim.completed);
}
});
Check if the animation has finished with myAnimation.completed
, return true
or false
.
Promises
myAnimation.finished
returns a Promise object which will resolve once the animation has finished running.
SVG
Motion path
Translate and rotate DOM elements along an SVG path:
// Create a path `Object`
var path = anime.path('#motionPath path');
var motionPath = anime({
targets: '#motionPath .el',
translateX: path('x'), // Follow the x values from the path `Object`
translateY: path('y'), // Follow the y values from the path `Object`
rotate: path('angle') // Follow the angle values from the path `Object`
});
Morphing
Animate the transition between two SVG shapes:
<svg class="shape" width="128" height="128" viewBox="0 0 128 128">
<polygon points="64 68.64 8.574 100 63.446 67.68 64 4 64.554 67.68 119.426 100"></polygon>
</svg>
var svgAttributes = anime({
targets: '.shape polygon',
points: '64 128 8.574 96 8.574 32 64 0 119.426 32 119.426 96'
});
Shapes need to have the same number of points.
Line drawing
Line drawing animation of an SVG shape:
anime({
targets: '.shape path',
strokeDashoffset: [anime.setDashoffset, 0]
});
Easing functions
The easing
parameter can accept either a string or a custom Bézier curve coordinates (array).
Types | Examples | Infos |
---|---|---|
String | 'easeOutExpo' |
Built in function names |
Array |
[.91,-0.54,.29,1.56] | Custom Bézier curve coordinates ([x1, y1, x2, y2]) |
Built in functions
Linear easing: 'linear'
Penner's equations:
easeIn | easeOut | easeInOut |
---|---|---|
easeInQuad | easeOutQuad | easeInOutQuad |
easeInCubic | easeOutCubic | easeInOutCubic |
easeInQuart | easeOutQuart | easeInOutQuart |
easeInQuint | easeOutQuint | easeInOutQuint |
easeInSine | easeOutSine | easeInOutSine |
easeInExpo | easeOutExpo | easeInOutExpo |
easeInCirc | easeOutCirc | easeInOutCirc |
easeInBack | easeOutBack | easeInOutBack |
easeInElastic | easeOutElastic | easeInOutElastic |
➜ Built in easing functions examples
Usage:
anime({
targets: 'div',
translateX: 100,
easing: 'easeOutExpo' // Default 'easeOutElastic'
});
Elasticity of Elastic easings can be configured with the elasticity
parameters:
anime({
targets: 'div',
translateX: 100,
easing: 'easeOutElastic',
elasticity: 600 // Default 500, range [0-1000]
});
Custom Bézier curves
Define a Bézier curve with an Array
of 4 coordinates:
anime({
targets: 'div',
translateX: 100,
easing: [.91,-0.54,.29,1.56]
});
Custom Bézier curves coordinates can be generated here https://matthewlein.com/ceaser/
➜ Custom Bézier curves example
Defining custom functions
Expand the built in easing functions from anime.easings
.
// Add custom function
anime.easings['myCustomEasingName'] = function(t) {
return Math.pow(Math.sin(t * 3), 3);
}
// Usage
anime({
targets: 'div',
translateX: 100,
easing: 'myCustomEasingName'
});
// add custom Bézier curve function
anime.easings['myCustomCurve'] = anime.bezier([.91,-0.54,.29,1.56]);
// Usage
anime({
targets: 'div',
translateX: 100,
easing: 'myCustomCurve'
});
➜ Custom easing functions example
Helpers
anime.speed = x
Change all animations speed (from 0 to 1).
anime.speed = .5; // Slow down all animations by half of their original speed
anime.running
Return an Array
of all active Anime instances.
anime.running;
anime.remove(target)
Remove one or multiple targets from the animation.
anime.remove('.item-2'); // Remove all elements with the class 'item-2'
anime.getValue(target, property)
Get current valid value from an element.
anime.getValue('div', 'translateX'); // Return '100px'
anime.path(pathEl)
Create a path Function for motion path animation.
Accepts either a DOM node or CSS selector.
var path = anime.path('svg path', 'translateX'); // Return path(attribute)
anime.setDashoffset(pathEl)
An helper for line drawing animation.
Sets the 'stroke-dasharray' to the total path length and return its value.
anime({
targets: '.shape path',
strokeDashoffset: [anime.setDashoffset, 0]
});
anime.easings
Return the complete list of built in easing functions
anime.easings;
anime.bezier(x1, x2, y1, y2)
Return a custom Bézier curve easing function
anime.bezier(x1, x2, y1, y2); // Return function(t)
anime.timeline()
Create a timeline to synchronise other Anime instances.
var timeline = anime.timeline();
timeline.add([instance1, instance2, ...]);
anime.random(x, y)
Generate a random number between two numbers.
anime.random(10, 40); // Will return a random number between 10 and 40
====
MIT License. © 2017 Julian Garnier.
Thanks to Animate Plus and Velocity that inspired anime.js
API, BezierEasing and jQuery UI for the easing system. Tim Branyen For the Promise implementation.