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• Default View Transition Animations↗
  Mastering the fundamentals is key to creating seamless animations with the View Transition API. Here’s a quick guide to get you started.
  First published Thu, 19 Sep 2024 15:17:21 GMT
  Last updated Thu, 09 Jul 2026 13:55:15 GMT

• View Transition JavaScript API↗
  How to interact with view transitions using JavaScript
  First published Wed, 08 Jan 2025 19:30:16 GMT
  Last updated Thu, 09 Jul 2026 13:55:15 GMT

• Styling View Transitions↗
  Styling view transitions including :active-view-transition-type and view-transition-class
  First published Wed, 23 Oct 2024 12:29:56 GMT
  Last updated Wed, 08 Jul 2026 20:17:32 GMT

• Flickering during Cross-Fade Animations?↗
  Why custom fade animations for view transitions might flash.
  First published Thu, 19 Sep 2024 15:17:21 GMT
  Last updated Wed, 08 Jul 2026 20:17:32 GMT

• The View Transition API↗
  Basics information about the View Transition browser API
  First published Tue, 20 Aug 2024 20:10:17 GMT
  Last updated Tue, 30 Jun 2026 08:46:16 GMT

• View Transition Names and Generated Pseudo-Elements↗
  What are those pseudo-elements of the View Transition API and how can I style and animate them?
  First published Thu, 19 Sep 2024 15:17:21 GMT
  Last updated Tue, 23 Jun 2026 22:40:07 GMT

• Test Your Browser’s View Transition Capabilities↗
  Check what part of the View Transition API is supported by your browser
  First published Thu, 07 Nov 2024 11:34:52 GMT
  Last updated Tue, 23 Jun 2026 22:40:07 GMT

• Automatically Assigned View Transition Names↗
  Explore current methods for automatically generating view transition names.
  First published Sat, 08 Feb 2025 09:55:50 GMT
  Last updated Tue, 23 Jun 2026 22:40:07 GMT

• View Transitions: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?↗
  Most of the time, View Transitions just work. This page is for the exceptions: the quirks, the caveats, the things that quietly cancel your animations. Learn how to detect them and bring transitions back to life.
  First published Mon, 30 Jun 2025 22:46:08 GMT
  Last updated Tue, 23 Jun 2026 22:40:07 GMT

• Recent updates↗
  Last update dates of all articles on vtbag.dev
  First published Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:06:01 GMT
  Last updated Wed, 10 Jun 2026 18:25:57 GMT

• Where to Place CSS for Cross-Document View Transitions?↗
  Your CSS rules are ignored by the View Transition API? Maybe you put them in the wrong place.
  First published Tue, 20 Aug 2024 20:10:17 GMT
  Last updated Wed, 10 Jun 2026 18:22:33 GMT

• Playing Hide and Seek↗
  How to control stacking and clipping of view transition images.
  First published Mon, 18 Nov 2024 14:35:52 GMT
  Last updated Wed, 10 Jun 2026 11:15:15 GMT

• API Levels and Implications↗
  What are those levels of the View Transition API, and what does that mean for me as a dev?
  First published Mon, 14 Jul 2025 18:10:35 GMT
  Last updated Wed, 10 Jun 2026 11:15:15 GMT

• Playing Tower of Hanoi↗
  Fun With View Transitions, Episode 7: Tips, tricks, and fresh ideas to spark your own view transition magic!
  First published Mon, 30 Jun 2025 22:46:08 GMT
  Last updated Wed, 10 Jun 2026 11:15:15 GMT

• Retain Control While Transitioning↗
  Normally, you cannot interact with a page while view transition animations are running. Here is why that happens, and how to fix it.
  First published Tue, 13 May 2025 09:17:09 GMT
  Last updated Wed, 10 Jun 2026 11:15:15 GMT

• The Utensil Drawer↗
  A growing collection of lightweight utilities to help you craft polished view transitions.
  First published Mon, 25 Nov 2024 15:37:59 GMT
  Last updated Wed, 10 Jun 2026 11:15:15 GMT

• @vtbag: Overview↗
  What are those Bags of Tricks?
  First published Fri, 12 Jul 2024 10:52:37 GMT
  Last updated Sun, 07 Jun 2026 21:45:56 GMT

• Check and Control the Image Animations!↗
  How to override the defaults animations for the ::view-transition-old and ::view-transition-new pseudo-elements.
  First published Sat, 25 Jan 2025 12:31:50 GMT
  Last updated Sun, 31 May 2026 18:33:53 GMT

• Ladies and Gentlemen, Start Your Engines!↗
  How to enable browser-native cross-document view transitions on your multi-page site.
  First published Sat, 25 Jan 2025 12:31:50 GMT
  Last updated Sun, 31 May 2026 18:33:53 GMT

• On a Trip to the Text Morphology Clinic↗
  Join Dr. Bag on patient rounds as we explore text-morph animations crafted with the View Transition API. Discover common issues, explore diagnostic techniques, and apply effective treatments.
  First published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 20:56:44 GMT
  Last updated Sun, 31 May 2026 18:33:53 GMT

• Add Native View Transitions to Your Starlight Site↗
  Let your Starlight site twinkle in a smooth new light. Learn how to sprinkle some view transition magic on your existing setup.
  First published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 18:08:47 GMT
  Last updated Sun, 31 May 2026 18:33:53 GMT

• Why View Transitions Might Break on Mobile↗
  Figure out why view transitions might fail on mobile for no clear reason.
  First published Tue, 29 Apr 2025 17:47:16 GMT
  Last updated Sun, 31 May 2026 18:33:53 GMT

• Hello, and welcome to Fun with View Transitions!↗
  Embark on a journey into the marvellous land of the View Transition API.
  First published Sat, 25 Jan 2025 12:31:50 GMT
  Last updated Sun, 31 May 2026 18:33:53 GMT

• Pseudo-Smooth-Scrolling↗
  Instant scrolling on a page with view transition might lead to an unexpected smooth-scrolling effect.
  First published Fri, 04 Oct 2024 20:56:41 GMT
  Last updated Sun, 31 May 2026 18:33:53 GMT

• The Element Crossing↗
  @vtbag/element-crossing allows you carry over state to the next page when using cross-document view transitions
  First published Thu, 05 Sep 2024 12:41:06 GMT
  Last updated Sun, 31 May 2026 18:33:53 GMT

• The Inspection Chamber↗
  @vtbag/inspection-chamber allows you to examine, judge & optimize all aspects of your view transitions
  First published Fri, 12 Jul 2024 10:52:37 GMT
  Last updated Sun, 31 May 2026 18:33:53 GMT

• View Transition Examples↗
  Basic examples on how to use the View Transition API for same-document and cross-document view transitions.
  First published Tue, 20 Aug 2024 20:10:17 GMT
  Last updated Fri, 22 May 2026 14:32:02 GMT

• The Turn-Signal↗
  @vtbag/turn-signal simplifies directional view transitions for intuitive history traversal navigation.
  First published Wed, 25 Sep 2024 11:39:12 GMT
  Last updated Fri, 22 May 2026 14:32:02 GMT

• The Bag’s Bag-Log↗
  The Bag of Tricks for View Transitions will be continuously extended. This is the pile of things to address when time permits.
  First published Tue, 26 Nov 2024 14:29:15 GMT
  Last updated Fri, 22 May 2026 14:30:27 GMT

• The Bag of Tricks for View Transitions↗
  Tools, Tips, and Tricks to Enhance your Dev Skills with the View Transition API!
  First published Invalid Date
  Last updated Fri, 08 May 2026 08:58:57 GMT

• Make Your Images Glide Across the Screen↗
  Let’s add the morph animations that have made the View Transition API so renowned.
  First published Sat, 25 Jan 2025 12:31:50 GMT
  Last updated Wed, 06 May 2026 14:36:24 GMT

• AI↗
  How generative AI is used on vtbag.dev
  First published Sun, 10 Aug 2025 19:57:52 GMT
  Last updated Sat, 02 May 2026 17:07:03 GMT

• The Cam-Shaft↗
  Bump your view transition images into position to avoid that unexpected pseudo-smooth-scrolling.
  First published Fri, 04 Oct 2024 20:56:41 GMT
  Last updated Tue, 06 Jan 2026 15:32:00 GMT

• Support in Web Frameworks↗
  What is special when using React’s
  First published Sat, 26 Apr 2025 13:06:54 GMT
  Last updated Thu, 10 Jul 2025 16:23:33 GMT

• Pointer Flickering↗
  Your cursor can be a tricky shape-shifter during view transitions. Here’s how to keep it in line.
  First published Tue, 20 Aug 2024 20:10:17 GMT
  Last updated Wed, 20 Nov 2024 16:33:50 GMT