The offset-anchor CSS property specifies the point inside the box of an element traveling along an that is actually moving along the path.

offset-anchor: auto;

offset-anchor: right top;

offset-anchor: left bottom;

offset-anchor: 20% 80%;

<section class="default-example" id="default-example">
  <div class="wrapper">
    <div id="example-element"></div>
  </div>
  <button id="playback" type="button">Play</button>
</section>

#example-element {
  offset-path: path("M 0,20 L 200,20");
  animation: distance 3000ms infinite alternate ease-in-out;
  width: 40px;
  height: 40px;
  background: cyan;
  animation-play-state: paused;
}

#example-element.running {
  animation-play-state: running;
}

.wrapper {
  background-image: linear-gradient(
    to bottom,
    transparent,
    transparent 49%,
    black 50%,
    black 51%,
    transparent 52%
  );
  border: 1px solid #cccccc;
  width: 90%;
}

@keyframes distance {
  0% {
    offset-distance: 0%;
  }
  100% {
    offset-distance: 100%;
  }
}

#playback {
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  font-size: 1em;
}

const example = document.getElementById("example-element");
const button = document.getElementById("playback");

button.addEventListener("click", () => {
  if (example.classList.contains("running")) {
    example.classList.remove("running");
    button.textContent = "Play";
  } else {
    example.classList.add("running");
    button.textContent = "Pause";
  }
});

Syntax

/* Keyword values */
offset-anchor: top;
offset-anchor: bottom;
offset-anchor: left;
offset-anchor: right;
offset-anchor: center;
offset-anchor: auto;

/* <percentage> values */
offset-anchor: 25% 75%;

/* <length> values */
offset-anchor: 0 0;
offset-anchor: 1cm 2cm;
offset-anchor: 10ch 8em;

/* Edge offsets values */
offset-anchor: bottom 10px right 20px;
offset-anchor: right 3em bottom 10px;

/* Global values */
offset-anchor: inherit;
offset-anchor: initial;
offset-anchor: revert;
offset-anchor: revert-layer;
offset-anchor: unset;

Values

• auto

  • : offset-anchor is given the same value as the element’s , unless is none, in which case it takes its value from .

  <position>

  • : A defines an x/y coordinate, to place an item relative to the edges of an element’s box. It can be defined using one to four values. For more specifics, see the and reference pages. Note that the 3-value position syntax does not work for any usage of <position>, except for in background(-position).

Formal definition

Formal syntax

Examples

Setting various offset-anchor values

In the following example, we have three <div> elements nested in <section> elements. Each <div> is given the same (a horizontal line 200 pixels long) and animated to move along it. The three are then given different and offset-anchor values.

Each <section> has been styled with a linear gradient to give it a horizontal line running through its center, to give you a visual display of where the <div>’s offset paths are running.

This allows you to see what effect the different offset-anchor values have — the first one, auto, causes the <div>’s center point to move along the path. The other two cause the <div>’s top-right and bottom-left points to move along the path, respectively.

HTML

<section>
  <div class="offset-anchor1"></div>
</section>
<section>
  <div class="offset-anchor2"></div>
</section>
<section>
  <div class="offset-anchor3"></div>
</section>

CSS

div {
  offset-path: path("M 0,20 L 200,20");
  animation: move 3000ms infinite alternate ease-in-out;
  width: 40px;
  height: 40px;
}

section {
  background-image: linear-gradient(
    to bottom,
    transparent,
    transparent 49%,
    black 50%,
    black 51%,
    transparent 52%
  );
  border: 1px solid #cccccc;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
}

.offset-anchor1 {
  offset-anchor: auto;
  background: cyan;
}

.offset-anchor2 {
  offset-anchor: right top;
  background: purple;
}

.offset-anchor3 {
  offset-anchor: left bottom;
  background: magenta;
}

@keyframes move {
  0% {
    offset-distance: 0%;
  }
  100% {
    offset-distance: 100%;
  }
}

Result

Specifications

Browser compatibility

See also

• SVG <path>