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CSS Transitions allow for smooth changes to CSS properties over a specified duration, enhancing user experience with visual feedback. The document explains how to implement transitions using syntax, examples, and timing functions, demonstrating their application in web elements like buttons and cards. It emphasizes the importance of transitions for creating interactive and engaging web applications, particularly for Wabiskills MERN Stack students.

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CSS Transitions

CSS Transitions allow for smooth changes to CSS properties over a specified duration, enhancing user experience with visual feedback. The document explains how to implement transitions using syntax, examples, and timing functions, demonstrating their application in web elements like buttons and cards. It emphasizes the importance of transitions for creating interactive and engaging web applications, particularly for Wabiskills MERN Stack students.

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CSS Transitions - Class Note for Wabiskills MERN Stack Training

Introduction to CSS Transitions

CSS Transitions provide a way to make changes to CSS properties smoothly over a certain
duration, rather than having them change abruptly. Transitions are particularly useful for
enhancing user experience by adding motion and interactive behavior to your web
applications, creating visual feedback when users interact with elements.

How CSS Transitions Work

When a property changes (like color, size, or position), transitions let you define how long
the change will take, as well as the timing function that dictates the speed of the change.
The key is to specify:

1. What should change? - CSS properties (e.g., background-color, width, etc.).


2. When should it change? - The event that triggers the transition, such as hovering
or clicking.
3. How long should it take? - The duration of the transition (in seconds or
milliseconds).
4. How should the speed change? - The timing function (e.g., ease, linear, ease-in,
etc.).
Basic Syntax of CSS Transitions

A transition is defined using the transition shorthand property, which can accept multiple
values to customize the effect:

selector {
transition: property duration timing-function delay;
}

• Property: The CSS property you want to animate (e.g., width, opacity, background-
color).
• Duration: The length of time the transition takes (e.g., 2s, 500ms).
• Timing Function: Defines how the intermediate steps of the transition are
calculated (e.g., ease, linear, ease-in, ease-out).
• Delay (Optional): Specifies when the transition should start after the event occurs
(e.g., 1s for a one-second delay).

Example: Hovering Effect for a Button in Wabiskills

Let’s say we want to create a button on Wabiskills’ platform that changes color smoothly
when a user hovers over it. We can achieve this with CSS transitions.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
<style>
/* Initial button style */
.wabiskills-btn {
background-color: #4CAF50; /* Wabiskills' theme green */
color: white;
padding: 10px 20px;
border: none;
font-size: 16px;
cursor: pointer;
transition: background-color 0.3s ease; /* CSS transition */
}

/* Change background color when hovered */


.wabiskills-btn:hover {
background-color: #45a049; /* A darker green on hover */
}
</style>
</head>
<body>

<button class="wabiskills-btn">Learn with Wabiskills</button>

</body>

</html>
Explanation of the Example

• Initial state (.wabiskills-btn): The button starts with a background color of


#4CAF50 (green), with white text. We apply a transition property that changes the
background color over 0.3 seconds when a hover event occurs.
• Hover state (.wabiskills-btn:hover): When the user hovers over the button, the
background color smoothly changes to a slightly darker green #45a049.

In this case, the transition is smooth and engaging, enhancing the overall user experience
for Wabiskills' students on the platform.

Multiple Properties Transition

You can apply transitions to more than one CSS property at a time. Let’s say you want to
animate both the width and background color of a Wabiskills card component. Here's how:

.wabiskills-card {
background-color: #f4f4f4;
width: 200px;
padding: 20px;
transition: background-color 0.5s ease, width 0.5s ease;
}

.wabiskills-card:hover {
background-color: #e0e0e0;
width: 300px;
}

In this example, both the background color and width of the card will change smoothly
when hovered over. The transitions happen simultaneously.
CSS Transition Timing Functions

CSS offers several built-in timing functions that affect the transition’s speed during the
change:

1. ease: Default. Starts slow, speeds up, then slows down before finishing.
2. linear: Constant speed throughout the transition.
3. ease-in: Starts slowly and speeds up.
4. ease-out: Starts quickly and slows down.
5. ease-in-out: Starts slowly, speeds up in the middle, then slows down again.

You can also create a custom timing function using the cubic-bezier() function, giving you
complete control over the acceleration pattern of your transition.

Conclusion

CSS Transitions are a powerful tool to create smooth animations, making web pages more
interactive and visually appealing. Whether you're building buttons, cards, or any other UI
element, you can use transitions to provide a polished, user-friendly experience.

For Wabiskills MERN Stack students, transitions can be particularly useful in React
components to make your applications feel more responsive and engaging. Practice using
CSS transitions to build professional, interactive interfaces for the web!

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