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Animation-play-state: pausing does not restart playback

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Published: 23 Oct 2026 08:23 · Updated: 23 Oct 2026 08:23

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In brief

animation-play-state selects running or paused. Resuming after a pause continues from the interrupted point rather than necessarily returning to the first frame.

Useful to know

animation-play-state selects running or paused. Resuming after a pause continues from the interrupted point rather than necessarily returning to the first frame. [1]

This differs from removing and reapplying an animation. When designing controls, decide whether the user needs pause, restart or stop; those actions are not interchangeable.

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For further detail and to check the information:

  1. [1] MDN — CSS animation-play-state ↗