# CSS3 animation-fill-mode Property

## Example

Animate something moving from one place to another and have it stay there:

div {
-webkit-animation-fill-mode: forwards; /* Chrome, Safari, Opera */
animation-fill-mode: forwards;
}
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## Definition and Usage

The animation-fill-mode property specifies what styles will apply for the element when the animation is not playing (when it is finished, or when it has a "delay").

By default, CSS animations will not affect the element you are animating until the first keyframe is "played", and then stops affecting it once the last keyframe has completed. The animation-fill-mode property can override this behavior.

Default value: | none
Inherited: | no
Animatable: | no. Read about animatable
Version: | CSS3
JavaScript syntax: | object.style.animationFillMode="forwards" Try it

## Browser Support

The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the property.

Numbers followed by -webkit-, -moz-, or -o- specify the first version that worked with a prefix.

Property |  |  |  |  |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
animation-fill-mode | 4.0 -webkit- | 10.0 | 16.0 5.0 -moz- | 4.0 -webkit- | 15.0 -webkit- 12.1 12.0 -o-

## CSS Syntax

animation-fill-mode: none|forwards|backwards|both|initial|inherit;

## Property Values

Value | Description
--- | ---
none | Default value. The animation will not apply any styles to the target before or after it is executing
forwards | After the animation ends (determined by animation-iteration-count), the animation will apply the property values for the time the animation ended
backwards | The animation will apply the property values defined in the keyframe that will start the first iteration of the animation, during the period defined by animation-delay. These are either the values of the from keyframe (when animation-direction is "normal" or "alternate") or those of the to keyframe (when animation-direction is "reverse" or "alternate-reverse")
both | The animation will follow the rules for both forwards and backwards. That is, it will extend the animation properties in both directions
initial | Sets this property to its default value. Read about initial
inherit | Inherits this property from its parent element. Read about inherit

## Related Pages

CSS3 tutorial: CSS3 Animations

HTML DOM reference: animationFillMode property

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