The CSS @starting-style At-Rule

Guides to `@starting-style` — defining an element's before-change styles so transitions have something to animate from on first render.

Content tagged starting-style

• Post:Advanced CSS @starting-style: Performance & Accessibility

  Series:CSS @starting-style: From First Render to Production (4/4)

  Ship smooth, accessible, framework-friendly CSS entry animations.

  Keep @starting-style fast and accessible: rendering performance, prefers-reduced-motion, framework use, and comparisons with @keyframes and View Transitions.

• Post:Animate Dialogs & Popovers with CSS @starting-style

  Series:CSS @starting-style: From First Render to Production (3/4)

  Animate display: none, dialogs, and popovers in CSS.

  Animate display: none in CSS with allow-discrete and @starting-style — native <dialog> and Popover API examples, plus the top layer explained.

• Post:CSS @starting-style Entry Animations: Practical Patterns

  Series:CSS @starting-style: From First Render to Production (2/4)

  Build cards, toasts, and menus with reusable entrances.

  Reusable @starting-style entry animation patterns: cards, toasts, sidebars, dropdowns, accordions, chat messages, and framework-rendered lists.

• Post:Mastering CSS @starting-style: The Complete Beginner's Guide

  Series:CSS @starting-style: From First Render to Production (1/4)

  Give entering elements a real "before" to animate.

  Why CSS transitions skip an element's first render, and how the @starting-style at-rule fixes it — syntax, the cascade, and fade, slide, and scale-in examples.