The animationIterationCount property is used for setting or getting the number of times the animation will play.
Syntax
Following is the syntax for −
Setting the animationIterationCount property −
object.style.animationIterationCount = "number|infinite|initial|inherit"
Values
Following are the values −
| Sr.No | Value & Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | number Numeric value indicating the number of times the animation should be played. It is set to 1 by default. |
| 2 | infinite This makes the animation to play infinitely. |
| 3 | initial For setting this property to initial value. |
| 4 | inherit To inherit the parent property value. |
Example
Let us look at an example for the animationIterationCount property −
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
p {
color: black;
animation: shrink 3s;
animation-timing-function: ease;
animation-iteration-count: 1;
}
@keyframes shrink {
0% {
color: white;
letter-spacing: 1.8em;
}
100% {
color: magenta;
letter-spacing: 0.01em;
}
}
</style>
<script>
function IncreaseIteration(){
document.getElementById("PARA1").style.animationIterationCount=5;
document.getElementById("Sample").innerHTML="The animation Iteration count is now 5";
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<p id="PARA1">Tellus elementum sagittis vitae et. Ac orci phasellus egestas tellus rutrum tellus pellentesque.</p>
<p>Click the below button to change how many times the above animation will run</p>
<button onclick="IncreaseIteration()">INCREASE COUNT</button>
<p id="Sample"></p>
</body>
</html>Output
This will produce the following output −

On clicking the COORDINATES button and clicking Allow on the “Know your location” popup −
