Building Opposing Scroll Direction Columns with CSS Scroll-Driven Animations
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@malimirkeccita
Summary
A CSS developer demonstrates how to create columns of items that move in opposite directions when a user scrolls, using modern CSS scroll-driven animations. The article walks through building a two-column layout where one column scrolls upward while the other scrolls downward, leveraging CSS scroll-timeline and animation-range properties. It covers the HTML structure, CSS grid setup, scroll-driven animation keyframes, and practical implementation details, noting browser support (Chrome and Safari) and respecting reduced motion preferences.
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· 3 pulledSometimes designers have silly ideas that eventually grow on you.
It's really not as hard as you might think, thanks to modern CSS features, specifically scroll-driven animations.
This demo respects reduced motion settings, so you'll need to enable motion to see the effect.
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