Chapter 56: Layout animations

Core Idea

Animate complex layout changes and shared element transitions

Key Concepts

• Install: animateLayout is in early access.
• Configure transitions: Pass a Motion transition to animateLayout to configure the animation.
• Scope layout animations: We can scope layout animations to a specific part of a page by passing a selector or eleme
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Code Examples

animateLayout(() => {
  element.style.justifyContent = isOn ? "flex-start" : "flex-end"
})

• What it demonstrates: Core usage pattern for Layout animations.

Key Takeaways

1. Layout animations supports Install.
2. Layout animations supports Configure transitions.
3. Layout animations supports Scope layout animations.

Connects To

• Install Motion+ for JavaScript: related Motion doc page.