Fade In / Fade Out

The element starts heavily blurred and sharpens into focus, often while sliding or fading in.

Add a "Blur In" entrance animation (also called text focus in, focus in or blur text reveal) to [where].
The content should start heavily blurred and transparent, then sharpen into focus in place: soft and fairly slow, with no movement.
Play it once, and show the text sharp right away when the user prefers reduced motion (prefers-reduced-motion).

The outgoing content fades out completely, then the incoming content fades in with a slight scale.

Add a "Fade Through" page transition (also called a fade-through transition or out-in route transition) to [where].
The outgoing content should fade out quickly and completely first, then the incoming content should fade in while scaling up slightly into place.
Never let the two overlap, and keep the incoming content's layout from shifting while it scales.

The old page fades out as the new page fades in over the same area.

Add a "Crossfade Page Transition" (also called a cross-dissolve or fade transition) to [where].
On navigation, the old page should fade out while the new page fades in over the same area at the same time: soft and fairly quick.
Keep both pages in the same spot so nothing shifts during the fade, and move focus to the new page's main heading after the change.

The element rises a short distance while fading in, as if settling into place.

Add a "Fade Up" entrance animation (also called fade-in-up or reveal on scroll) to [where].
Elements should rise slightly while fading in the first time they scroll into view: subtle and quick, not bouncy.
Animate once, and skip the motion when the user prefers reduced motion (prefers-reduced-motion).

The element fades in while drifting a short distance from one side into its final position.

Add a "Fade In Directional" entrance animation (also called fade in left, fade in right or fade in down) to [where].
The element should fade in while drifting a short distance from one side into its final position: quick and smooth, easing out as it lands, without bounce.
Play it once, and show the element in place without motion when the user prefers reduced motion (prefers-reduced-motion).

The element fades away while drifting off in one direction.

Add a "Fade Out Directional" exit animation (also called fade out up or fade out down) to [where].
The element should fade away while drifting a short distance in one direction: quick, speeding up as it leaves.
Remove it from the layout only after the fade ends so neighbouring content doesn't jump early, and hide it instantly when the user prefers reduced motion (prefers-reduced-motion).