CSS Animated Backgrounds are quickly becoming more popular. As HTML and CSS web design techniques progress, CSS background animations are becoming a standard part of any modern website.
If you’re just looking for some cool examples of CSS background animations, check out the awesome links at the end of this post!
CONTENTS
- 1 Purpose of CSS Animated Backgrounds
- 2 More Resources on the Web About Animating with CSS
- 2.1 1. Animated Gradient Background
- 2.2 2. Pure Css Animated Background
- 2.3 3. Sliding Diagonal Background
- 2.4 4. Animated Canvas
- 2.5 5. Animated Background with play button
- 2.6 6. Scrolling Background Animation
- 2.7 7. Moving Cloud CSS Animation
- 2.8 8. Animated background points
- 2.9 9. Trianglify Optical Illusion background animation
- 3 Final Word
Purpose of CSS Animated Backgrounds
These types of animations can be used for many different purposes, such as
- A loading animation to give the impression that your site is fast and efficient.
- Animated backgrounds on header images or banners to grab attention.
- Creating an animated scrolling banner using jQuery or JavaScript.
More Resources on the Web About Animating with CSS
I recommend using these resources as a starting point to create your own animations. Most importantly, I always encourage trying out different things and experimenting with new ways of doing things; you may find something that isn’t detailed in any tutorial or documentation!
1. Animated Gradient Background
[codepen_embed height=”300″ theme_id=”light” default_tab=”html,result” slug_hash=”lDdrF” user=”quasimondo”]See the Pen <a href=”https://codepen.io/quasimondo/pen/lDdrF”> Animated Background Gradient</a> by Mario Klingemann (<a href=”https://codepen.io/quasimondo”>@quasimondo</a>) on <a href=”https://codepen.io”>CodePen</a>.[/codepen_embed]
2. Pure Css Animated Background
[codepen_embed height=”300″ theme_id=”light” default_tab=”html,result” slug_hash=”MQqMyo” user=”mohaiman”]See the Pen <a href=”https://codepen.io/mohaiman/pen/MQqMyo”> Pure Css Animated Background</a> by Mohammad Abdul Mohaiman (<a href=”https://codepen.io/mohaiman”>@mohaiman</a>) on <a href=”https://codepen.io”>CodePen</a>.[/codepen_embed]
3. Sliding Diagonal Background
[codepen_embed height=”300″ theme_id=”light” default_tab=”js,result” slug_hash=”RZogMa” user=”chris22smith”]See the Pen <a href=”https://codepen.io/chris22smith/pen/RZogMa”> Sliding Diagonals Background Effect</a> by Chris Smith (<a href=”https://codepen.io/chris22smith”>@chris22smith</a>) on <a href=”https://codepen.io”>CodePen</a>.[/codepen_embed]
4. Animated Canvas
[codepen_embed height=”300″ theme_id=”light” default_tab=”js,result” slug_hash=”PqWBdP” user=”Munkkeli”]See the Pen <a href=”https://codepen.io/Munkkeli/pen/PqWBdP”> Animated canvas backround</a> by Tuomas Pöyry (<a href=”https://codepen.io/Munkkeli”>@Munkkeli</a>) on <a href=”https://codepen.io”>CodePen</a>.[/codepen_embed]
[codepen_embed height=”300″ theme_id=”light” default_tab=”js,result” slug_hash=”WxeObg” user=”fixcl”]See the Pen <a href=”https://codepen.io/fixcl/pen/WxeObg”> Animated background</a> by Marco Barría (<a href=”https://codepen.io/fixcl”>@fixcl</a>) on <a href=”https://codepen.io”>CodePen</a>.[/codepen_embed]
6. Scrolling Background Animation
[codepen_embed height=”300″ theme_id=”light” default_tab=”js,result” slug_hash=”cfslr” user=”asfarmed”]See the Pen <a href=”https://codepen.io/asfarmed/pen/cfslr”> animated background body tag</a> by asfar mohamed (<a href=”https://codepen.io/asfarmed”>@asfarmed</a>) on <a href=”https://codepen.io”>CodePen</a>.[/codepen_embed]
7. Moving Cloud CSS Animation
[codepen_embed height=”300″ theme_id=”light” default_tab=”js,result” slug_hash=”zrxGve” user=”antonioescudero”]See the Pen <a href=”https://codepen.io/antonioescudero/pen/zrxGve”> clouds moving css animation</a> by Antonio Escudero (<a href=”https://codepen.io/antonioescudero”>@antonioescudero</a>) on <a href=”https://codepen.io”>CodePen</a>.[/codepen_embed]
8. Animated background points
[codepen_embed height=”300″ theme_id=”light” default_tab=”js,result” slug_hash=”NxqMJN” user=”gouff”]See the Pen <a href=”https://codepen.io/gouff/pen/NxqMJN”> animated background points</a> by Gouff (<a href=”https://codepen.io/gouff”>@gouff</a>) on <a href=”https://codepen.io”>CodePen</a>.[/codepen_embed]
9. Trianglify Optical Illusion background animation
[codepen_embed height=”300″ theme_id=”light” default_tab=”js,result” slug_hash=”BjJlD” user=”rm”]See the Pen <a href=”https://codepen.io/rm/pen/BjJlD”> Trianglify Optical Illusion</a> by Ryan Morse (<a href=”https://codepen.io/rm”>@rm</a>) on <a href=”https://codepen.io”>CodePen</a>.[/codepen_embed]
10. CSS3 Animated heart background
[codepen_embed height=”300″ theme_id=”light” default_tab=”css,result” slug_hash=”VLxomo” user=”nicolaguo”]See the Pen <a href=”https://codepen.io/nicolaguo/pen/VLxomo”> Animated CSS3 bubble background</a> by Nicola Guo (<a href=”https://codepen.io/nicolaguo”>@nicolaguo</a>) on <a href=”https://codepen.io”>CodePen</a>.[/codepen_embed]
Final Word
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