Can I animate multiple css transform properties separately using keyframe animation

Question

I want to animate two (or more) css transform properties separately using keyframe animation like this:

@keyframes translatex {
    100% {
        transform: translateX(100px);
    }
}
@keyframes rotatez {
    100% {
        transform: rotateZ(80deg);
    }
}

HTML:

<div class="rect"></div>

translatex animation should start with 0s delay and last for 5 seconds. rotatez animation should start with 1s delay and last for 3 seconds. So .rect element starts moving, then after 1 second it starts rotating, then after 3 seconds it stops rotating and after 1 more second it finishes its movement.

Apply animation:

.rect {
    animation-name: translatex, rotatez;
    animation-duration: 5s, 3s;
    animation-timing-function: ease, ease-in-out;
    animation-delay: 0s, 1s;
    animation-direction: forward, forward;
}

The problem here is that only rotatez animation is applied. My question is: are there any ways to implement such animation using just css (keyframe animation, transitions) or I need JS and requestAnimationFrame?

EDIT :: my FIDDLE

That's bad. Complex animations with js timers are not so smooth on iOS devices. Fiddle coming soon. — Dmitry
Did you try to put a <div> around that <div> and animate each <div> independently? I think that's the cleanest way to make such work. — Alexis Wilke

leMoisela leMoisela · Accepted Answer · 2012-11-27T08:30:12

Yes, it is possible. Instead of calling 2 animation-names, create only one animation with both actions inside

@keyframes translateXandZ {
    100% {
        transform: translateX(100px) rotateZ(80deg);
    }
}

Have a look to a google presentation on css animation : google css animation, slide 12

If you give us a fiddle, I can update my answer on your example.

EDIT: here is a workaround, even though it is a bit of a coarse version :$ : fiddle

@-webkit-keyframes translateXandZ {
    0% {-webkit-transform: translateX(0px) rotateZ(0deg);}
    2% {-webkit-transform: translateX(1px) rotateZ(0deg);}
    5% {-webkit-transform: translateX(3px) rotateZ(0deg);}
    20% {-webkit-transform: translateX(20px) rotateZ(0deg);}
    80% {-webkit-transform: translateX(80px) rotateZ(80deg);}
    95% {-webkit-transform: translateX(97px) rotateZ(80deg);}
    98% {-webkit-transform: translateX(99px) rotateZ(80deg);}
    100% {-webkit-transform: translateX(100px) rotateZ(80deg);}
}

Now your animation is linear, but to make it like ease-in-out, I just played with the beginning and ending of the animation. Still not perfect, but this is the only way I see how you could get what you want !

Can I animate multiple css transform properties separately using keyframe animation

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