CSS transition-property

The CSS transition-property property allows you to specify which properties will have the transition applied to them.

If you list more than one property, each property must be separated by a comma.

For example, transition-property: width, font-size, background-color; specifies that the width, font-size, and background-color properties will have the transition applied against them.

Syntax

Possible Values

none: Specifies that that no property will transition.
all: Specifies that every property that is able to undergo a transition will do so.
<IDENT>: Specifies which properties will transition. This is a comma separated list of properties to transition.

In addition, all CSS properties also accept the following CSS-wide keyword values as the sole component of their property value:

initial: Represents the value specified as the property's initial value.
inherit: Represents the computed value of the property on the element's parent.
unset: This value acts as either inherit or initial, depending on whether the property is inherited or not. In other words, it sets all properties to their parent value if they are inheritable or to their initial value if not inheritable.

Basic Property Information

Initial Value: all
Applies To: All elements, and the :before and :after pseudo elements
Inherited?: No
Media: Visual

Example Code

Basic CSS

Working Example within an HTML Document

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CSS Specifications

The transition-property property is defined in CSS Transitions Level 1.

Browser Support

Browser support for CSS properties can vary, particularly for newer or experimental features. Check current browser compatibility before using a property in production, especially when supporting older browsers.

The following table provided by Caniuse.com shows the level of browser support for this feature.

Initial Value

CSS properties have an initial value that applies when the property has not been explicitly set. The initial value is different from the value inherited from a parent element and may vary between properties.

Inheritance

Some CSS properties inherit their computed value from their parent element by default, while others do not. The inherit, initial, unset, and revert keywords can also be used to control how a property gets its value.

Vendor Prefixes

Most modern CSS properties use the standard, unprefixed syntax. Vendor-prefixed properties such as -webkit- are mainly relevant to older browser versions or specific features and should only be used when required by your browser support targets.