Theme toggle effect

using view transitions api

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click here to get all the css written for the following examples

this is literally all the javascript you need

      if (!document.startViewTransition) switchTheme()
document.startViewTransition(switchTheme);
    

Here's some demos

Now you can write your css as you wish to

following is a simple example, that uses a circular mask

      ::view-transition-new(root) {
  mask: url('data:image/svg+xml,<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 40 40"><circle cx="20" cy="20" r="20" fill="white"/></svg>')
    center / 0 no-repeat;
  animation: scale 1s;
}

::view-transition-old(root),
.dark::view-transition-old(root) {
  animation: none;
  z-index: -1;
}
.dark::view-transition-new(root) {
  animation: scale 1s;
}

@keyframes scale {
  to {
    mask-size: 200vmax;
  }
}

    

lets add a little blur to the svg

      ::view-transition-group(root) {
  animation-timing-function: var(--expo-out);
}

::view-transition-new(root) {
  mask: url('data:image/svg+xml,<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 40 40"><defs><filter id="blur"><feGaussianBlur stdDeviation="2"/></filter></defs><circle cx="20" cy="20" r="18" fill="white" filter="url(%23blur)"/></svg>') center / 0 no-repeat;
  animation: scale 1s;
}

::view-transition-old(root),
.dark::view-transition-old(root) {
  animation: none;
  z-index: -1;
}
.dark::view-transition-new(root) {
  animation: scale 1s;
}

@keyframes scale {
  to {
    mask-size: 200vmax;
  }
}

    

let's try to pivot the center of the circle to top left

      ::view-transition-group(root) {
  animation-timing-function: var(--expo-out);
}

::view-transition-new(root) {
  mask: url('data:image/svg+xml,<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 40 40"><defs><filter id="blur"><feGaussianBlur stdDeviation="2"/></filter></defs><circle cx="0" cy="0" r="18" fill="white" filter="url(%23blur)"/></svg>') top left / 0 no-repeat;
  mask-origin: content-box;
  animation: scale 1s;
  transform-origin: top left;
}

::view-transition-old(root),
  .dark::view-transition-old(root) {
  animation: scale 1s;
  transform-origin: top left;
  z-index: -1;
}

@keyframes scale {
  to {
    mask-size: 350vmax;
  }
}

    

see this is simple, now the skylimit is your imagination

we've seen all the svg mask animations, but we can use clip-paths too

      ::view-transition-group(root) {
  animation-duration: 0.7s;
  animation-timing-function: var(--expo-out);
}
      
::view-transition-new(root) {
  animation-name: reveal-light;
}

::view-transition-old(root),
.dark::view-transition-old(root) {
  animation: none;
  z-index: -1;
}
.dark::view-transition-new(root) {
  animation-name: reveal-dark;
}

@keyframes reveal-dark {
  from {
    clip-path: polygon(50% -71%, -50% 71%, -50% 71%, 50% -71%);
  }
  to {
    clip-path: polygon(50% -71%, -50% 71%, 50% 171%, 171% 50%);
  }
}

@keyframes reveal-light {
  from {
    clip-path: polygon(171% 50%, 50% 171%, 50% 171%, 171% 50%);
  }
  to {
    clip-path: polygon(171% 50%, 50% 171%, -50% 71%, 50% -71%);
  }
}

    

the issue with using clip path is that you can't do much with it, like adding gradient or blur. so svg should be a good choice for most cases


lets see how can we improve the clip-path animation with a custom svg with linear gradient

we can use local assets too

      ::view-transition-group(root) {
  animation-timing-function: var(--expo-out);
}

::view-transition-new(root) {
  mask: url('assets/custom-svg.svg') top left / 0 no-repeat;
  mask-origin: top left;
  animation: scale 1.5s;
}

::view-transition-old(root),
.dark::view-transition-old(root) {
  animation: scale 1.5s;
  z-index: -1;
  transform-origin: top left;
}

@keyframes scale {
  to {
    mask-size: 200vmax;
  }
}

    

here's the cool part

you can use gifs too

      ::view-transition-group(root) {
  animation-timing-function: var(--expo-in);
}

::view-transition-new(root) {
  mask: url('https://media.tenor.com/cyORI7kwShQAAAAi/shigure-ui-dance.gif') center / 0 no-repeat;
  animation: scale 3s;
}

::view-transition-old(root),
.dark::view-transition-old(root) {
  animation: scale 3s;
}

@keyframes scale {
  0% {
    mask-size: 0;
  }
  10% {
    mask-size: 50vmax;
  }
  90% {
    mask-size: 50vmax;
  }
  100% {
    mask-size: 2000vmax;
  }
}

    

this one's good 😉

      ::view-transition-group(root) {
  animation-timing-function: var(--expo-in);
}

::view-transition-new(root) {
  mask: url('https://media.tenor.com/Jz0aSpk9VIQAAAAi/i-love-you-love.gif') center / 0 no-repeat;
  animation: scale 1.5s;
}

::view-transition-old(root),
.dark::view-transition-old(root) {
  animation: scale 1.5s;
}

@keyframes scale {
  0% {
    mask-size: 0;
  }
  10% {
    mask-size: 50vmax;
  }
  90% {
    mask-size: 50vmax;
  }
  100% {
    mask-size: 2000vmax;
  }
}

    

here are the two animation timing functions i'm using for the examples

      :root {
  --expo-in: linear(
    0 0%, 0.0085 31.26%, 0.0167 40.94%,
    0.0289 48.86%, 0.0471 55.92%,
    0.0717 61.99%, 0.1038 67.32%,
    0.1443 72.07%, 0.1989 76.7%,
    0.2659 80.89%, 0.3465 84.71%,
    0.4419 88.22%, 0.554 91.48%,
    0.6835 94.51%, 0.8316 97.34%, 1 100%
  );
  --expo-out: linear(
    0 0%, 0.1684 2.66%, 0.3165 5.49%,
    0.446 8.52%, 0.5581 11.78%,
    0.6535 15.29%, 0.7341 19.11%,
    0.8011 23.3%, 0.8557 27.93%,
    0.8962 32.68%, 0.9283 38.01%,
    0.9529 44.08%, 0.9711 51.14%,
    0.9833 59.06%, 0.9915 68.74%, 1 100%
  );
}

    

thats basically it. you have enough context to build cool theme transitions with view transitions api

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