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Motion

Fade

motionanimationopacitytransitionentrance

An element transitions in or out by changing its opacity from 0 to 1 or vice versa.

When to use

  • Entering/exiting overlays, tooltips, and modals
  • Transitioning between page-level route changes
  • Revealing content on scroll as a subtle entrance

Examples

  • Modal backdrop fading in behind dialog
  • Toast notification fading out after 3 seconds

See this in the wild

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