animation-iteration-count

The animation-iteration-count CSS property sets the number of times an animation sequence should be played before stopping.

It is often convenient to use the shorthand property animation to set all animation properties at once.

Syntax

/* Keyword value */
animation-iteration-count: infinite;

/* <number> values */
animation-iteration-count: 3;
animation-iteration-count: 2.4;

/* Multiple values */
animation-iteration-count: 2, 0, infinite;

/* Global values */
animation-iteration-count: inherit;
animation-iteration-count: initial;
animation-iteration-count: revert;
animation-iteration-count: revert-layer;
animation-iteration-count: unset;

The animation-iteration-count property is specified as one or more comma-separated values.

Values

infinite: The animation will repeat forever.
<number>: The number of times the animation will repeat; this is 1 by default. You may specify non-integer values to play part of an animation cycle: for example, 0.5 will play half of the animation cycle. Negative values are invalid.

Note: When you specify multiple comma-separated values on an animation-* property, they are applied to the animations in the order in which the animation-names appear. For situations where the number of animations and animation-* property values do not match, see Setting multiple animation property values.

Note: When creating CSS scroll-driven animations, specifying an animation-iteration-count causes the animation to repeat that number of times over the course of the timeline's progression. If an animation-iteration-count is not provided, the animation will only occur once. infinite is a valid value for scroll-driven animations, but it results in an animation that doesn't work.

Formal definition

Initial value	1
Applies to	all elements
Inherited	no
Computed value	list, each item either a number or the keyword infinite
Animation type	not animatable

Formal syntax

<single-animation-iteration-count>#

Examples

Setting iteration count

This animation will run 10 times.

HTML

<div class="box"></div>

CSS

.box {
  background-color: rebeccapurple;
  border-radius: 10px;
  width: 100px;
  height: 100px;
}

.box:hover {
  animation-name: rotate;
  animation-duration: 0.7s;
  animation-iteration-count: 10;
}

@keyframes rotate {
  0% {
    transform: rotate(0);
  }
  100% {
    transform: rotate(360deg);
  }
}

Result

Hover over the rectangle to start the animation.

See CSS animations for examples.

css properties animation-iteration-count