Syntax

Use the event name in methods like addEventListener(), or set an event handler property.

addEventListener("transitioncancel", (event) => { })
ontransitioncancel = (event) => { }

Event type

A TransitionEvent. Inherits from Event.

Examples

This code gets an element that has a transition defined and adds a listener to the transitioncancel event:

const transition = document.querySelector(".transition");
transition.addEventListener("transitioncancel", () => {
  console.log("Transition canceled");
});

The same, but using the ontransitioncancel property instead of addEventListener():

const transition = document.querySelector(".transition");
transition.ontransitioncancel = () => {
  console.log("Transition canceled");
};

Live example

In the following example, we have a simple <div> element, styled with a transition that includes a delay:

html

<div class="transition"></div>
<div class="message"></div>

css

.transition {
  width: 100px;
  height: 100px;
  background: red;
  transition-property: transform, background;
  transition-duration: 2s;
  transition-delay: 2s;
}
.transition:hover {
  transform: rotate(90deg);
  background: transparent;
}

To this, we'll add some JavaScript to indicate that the transitionstart, transitionrun, transitioncancel, and transitionend events fire. In this example, to cancel the transition, stop hovering over the transitioning box before the transition ends. For the transition end event to fire, stay hovered over the transition until the transition ends.

const message = document.querySelector(".message");
const el = document.querySelector(".transition");
el.addEventListener("transitionrun", () => {
  message.textContent = "transitionrun fired";
});
el.addEventListener("transitionstart", () => {
  message.textContent = "transitionstart fired";
});
el.addEventListener("transitioncancel", () => {
  message.textContent = "transitioncancel fired";
});
el.addEventListener("transitionend", () => {
  message.textContent = "transitionend fired";
});

The transitioncancel event is fired if the transition is cancelled in either direction after the transitionrun event occurs and before the transitionend is fired.

If there is no transition delay or duration, if both are 0s or neither is declared, there is no transition, and none of the transition events are fired.

If the transitioncancel event is fired, the transitionend event will not fire.

Specifications

Specification
CSS Transitions Module Level 1 # transitioncancel
CSS Transitions Module Level 1 # dom-globaleventhandlers-ontransitioncancel

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