Web/API/Animation/cancel

This is an experimental technologyCheck the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.

The Web Animations API's cancel() method of the Animation interface clears all KeyframeEffects caused by this animation and aborts its playback.

When an animation is cancelled, its startTime and currentTime are set to null.

Syntax

Animation.cancel();

Parameters

None.

Return value

None.

Exceptions

This method doesn't directly throw exceptions; however, if the animation's playState is anything but "idle" when cancelled, the current finished promise is rejected with a DOMException named AbortError.

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
Web AnimationsThe definition of 'Animation.cancel()' 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
`cancel` Experimental'	Chrome Full support 39	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 26	Safari No support No	WebView Android Full support 39	Chrome Android Full support 39	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 26	Safari iOS No support No	Samsung Internet Android Full support 4.0

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.