CSS | animation-direction Property

Last Updated : 06 Aug, 2019

The animation-direction property in CSS is used to define the direction of the animation. The direction of animation should be forwards, backward or in alternate cycles.

Syntax:

animation-direction: normal|reverse|alternate|alternate-reverse|
initial|inherit;

Property Value: The animation-direction property are listed below:
normal: This animation property play the animation forward. It is the default value.

Syntax:
```
animation-direction: normal; 
```

Example:

<!DOCTYPE html>  
<html>  
    <head>  
        <title> 
            CSS | animation-direction Property 
        </title> 
        <style>  
            body { 
                text-align:center; 
            } 
            h1 { 
                color:green; 
            } 
            h3 {  
                width: 100%;  
                animation-name: text;  
                animation-duration: 2s;  
                animation-iteration-count: infinite;  
            }  
            #one {  
                animation-direction: normal;  
            }  
            @keyframes text {  
                from {  
                    margin-left: 60%;  
                }  
                to {  
                    margin-left: 0%;  
                }  
            }  
        </style>  
    </head>  
    <body>  
        <h1>GeeksforGeeks</h1>  
        <h2>animation-direction property</h2>  
        <h3 id="one">This text is normal.</h3>  
    </body>  
</html>                                      

Output:

reverse: This animation property play the animation in the reverse direction.

Syntax:
```
animation-direction: reverse;
```

Example:

<!DOCTYPE html>  
<html>  
    <head>  
        <title> 
            CSS | animation-direction Property 
        </title> 
        <style>  
            body { 
                text-align:center; 
            } 
            h1 { 
                color:green; 
            } 
            h3 {  
                width: 100%;  
                animation-name: text;  
                animation-duration: 2s;  
                animation-iteration-count: infinite;  
            }  
            #one {  
                animation-direction: reverse;  
            }  
            @keyframes text {  
                from {  
                    margin-left: 60%;  
                }  
                to {  
                    margin-left: 0%;  
                }  
            }  
        </style>  
    </head>  
    <body>  
        <h1>GeeksforGeeks</h1>  
        <h2>animation-direction property</h2>  
        <h3 id="one">This text is reverse.</h3>  
    </body>  
</html>                                      

Output:

alternate: This animation property plays the animation forwards first, and then backward.

Syntax:
```
animation-direction: alternate; 
```

Example:

<!DOCTYPE html>  
<html>  
    <head>  
        <title> 
            CSS | animation-direction Property 
        </title> 
        <style>  
            body { 
                text-align:center; 
            } 
            h1 { 
                color:green; 
            } 
            h3 {  
                width: 100%;  
                animation-name: text;  
                animation-duration: 2s;  
                animation-iteration-count: infinite;  
            }  
            #one {  
                animation-direction: alternate;  
            }  
            @keyframes text {  
                from {  
                    margin-left: 60%;  
                }  
                to {  
                    margin-left: 0%;  
                }  
            }  
        </style>  
    </head>  
    <body>  
        <h1>GeeksforGeeks</h1>  
        <h2>animation-direction property</h2>  
        <h3 id="one">This text is alternate.</h3>  
    </body>  
</html>                                      

Output:

alternate-reverse: This animation property play animation backwards first, and then forwards.

Syntax:
```
animation-direction: alternate-reverse;
```

Example:

<!DOCTYPE html>  
<html>  
    <head>  
        <title> 
            CSS | animation-direction Property 
        </title> 
        <style>  
            body { 
                text-align:center; 
            } 
            h1 { 
                color:green; 
            } 
            h3 {  
                width: 100%;  
                animation-name: text;  
                animation-duration: 2s;  
                animation-iteration-count: infinite;  
            }  
            #one {  
                animation-direction: alternate-reverse; 
            }  
            @keyframes text {  
                from {  
                    margin-left: 60%;  
                }  
                to {  
                    margin-left: 0%;  
                }  
            }  
        </style>  
    </head>  
    <body>  
        <h1>GeeksforGeeks</h1>  
        <h2>animation-direction property</h2>  
        <h3 id="one">This text is alternate-reverse.</h3>  
    </body>  
</html>                                      