ViewTransition: skipTransition() method
Baseline
2025
Newly available
Since October 2025, this feature works across the latest devices and browser versions. This feature might not work in older devices or browsers.
The skipTransition() method of the
ViewTransition interface skips the animation part of the view transition, but doesn't skip running the associated view update.
Syntax
js
skipTransition()
Parameters
None.
Return value
undefined.
Examples
Skipping an SPA view transition
js
// start new view transition
const transition = document.startViewTransition(() => displayNewImage());
// skip the animation and just update the DOM
transition.skipTransition();
Skipping an MPA view transition
js
// Fired on the current (outgoing) page
document.addEventListener("pageswap", (event) => {
event.viewTransition?.skipTransition();
});
// Fired on the destination (inbound) page
document.addEventListener("pagereveal", (event) => {
event.viewTransition?.skipTransition();
});
Specifications
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| CSS View Transitions Module Level 1 # dom-viewtransition-skiptransition |
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