Web/API/Animation/Animation

The Animation() constructor of the Web Animations API returns a new Animation object instance.

Syntax

var animation = new Animation([effect][, timeline]);

Parameters

effect Optional: The target effect, as an object based on the AnimationEffectReadOnly interface, to assign to the animation. Although in the future other effects such as SequenceEffects or GroupEffects might be possible, the only kind of effect currently available is KeyframeEffect. This can be null (which is the default) to indicate that there should be no effect applied.
timeline Optional: Specifies the timeline with which to associate the animation, as an object of a type based on the AnimationTimeline interface. Currently the only timeline type available is DocumentTimeline, but in the future there my be timelines associated with gestures or scrolling, for example. The default value is Document.timeline, but this can be set to null as well.

Examples

In the Follow the White Rabbit example, the Animation() constructor is used to create an Animation for the rabbitDownKeyframes using the document's timeline:

var rabbitDownAnimation = new Animation(rabbitDownKeyframes, document.timeline);

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
Web AnimationsThe definition of 'Animation()' in that specification.	Working Draft	Editor's draft.

Browser compatibility

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	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet
`Animation()` constructor Experimental'	Chrome Full support 61	Edge Full support 79	Firefox Full support 48 Full support 48 No support 46 — 48 Disabled' Disabled' From version 46 until version 48 (exclusive): this feature is behind the `dom.animations-api.core.enabled` preference (needs to be set to `true`). To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config.	IE No support No	Opera Full support 48	Safari No support No	WebView Android Full support 61	Chrome Android Full support 61	Firefox Android Full support 48 Full support 48 No support 46 — 48 Disabled' Disabled' From version 46 until version 48 (exclusive): this feature is behind the `dom.animations-api.core.enabled` preference (needs to be set to `true`). To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config.	Opera Android Full support 45	Safari iOS No support No	Samsung Internet Android Full support 8.0

Legend

Full support: Full support
No support: No support
Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.': Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.
User must explicitly enable this feature.': User must explicitly enable this feature.