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Seven slide-in templates: a list that enters from the left, a toast from the corner, a filter drawer and a mobile bottom sheet built on the native dialog element, a notice that drops from the top, feature rows that alternate sides and a headline whose lines slide up in turn.
Navigation or feature items slide in from the left with a short stagger as the page loads. One keyframe moves each item 24px and fades it in, and an index custom property spaces the delays, so the list can grow without new CSS.
A toast slides in from the bottom right, waits, then slides back out. It lives in a role="status" region that already exists on the page, which is the reliable way to get toasts announced, and it can be dismissed early with its close button.
var zone = document.querySelector('.si2 .zone');
document.querySelector('.si2 .go').onclick = function () {
zone.innerHTML = '<div class="t">Draft saved <button aria-label="Dismiss">×</button></div>';
var t = zone.firstChild, gone = function () { t.classList.add('out'); setTimeout(function () { if (t.parentNode) t.remove(); }, 260); };
t.querySelector('button').onclick = gone; setTimeout(gone, 4000);
};
03. Side Drawer with dialog
SlideDialog
A filter drawer that slides in from the right using the native dialog element, which brings focus trapping, Escape to close and an inert page behind it for free. The slide uses @starting-style and allow-discrete so it animates both in and out.
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<div class="si3"><button class="open">Filters</button><dialog aria-labelledby="si3h"><h3 id="si3h">Filters</h3><label><input type="checkbox" checked> In stock</label><label><input type="checkbox"> On sale</label><button class="close">Apply</button></dialog></div>
var d = document.querySelector('.si3 dialog');
document.querySelector('.si3 .open').onclick = function () { d.showModal(); };
document.querySelector('.si3 .close').onclick = function () { d.close(); };
04. Banner Sliding Down from the Top
SlideBanner
A notice slides down from the top edge after a short delay, so it does not compete with the first look at the page. It pushes nothing around because it is absolutely positioned, and the dismiss button removes it with a reverse slide.
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<div class="si4"><div class="bn" role="region" aria-label="Notice"><p>Our studio is closed 24-26 December.</p><button aria-label="Dismiss notice">×</button></div><p class="pg">Page content.</p></div>
var bn = document.querySelector('.si4 .bn');
bn.querySelector('button').onclick = function () { bn.classList.add('out'); setTimeout(function () { bn.remove(); }, 310); };
05. Features Sliding In from Both Sides
SlideLayout
Feature rows slide in alternately from the left and right as they enter the scroll panel. Odd and even rows pick a direction with :nth-child, and one IntersectionObserver adds the class that starts each row's transition.
var box = document.querySelector('.si5'); box.classList.add('js');
var io = new IntersectionObserver(function (es) { es.forEach(function (e) { if (e.isIntersecting) { e.target.classList.add('in'); io.unobserve(e.target); } }); }, { root: box, threshold: .4 });
box.querySelectorAll('.r').forEach(function (r) { io.observe(r); });
06. Headline Lines Slide Up
SlideTypography
A three-line headline where each line slides up from below its own baseline in turn. Each line is a block with overflow: hidden and its inner span moves, so the line wraps stay where the designer put them with explicit line breaks.
A share sheet slides up from the bottom of a phone frame with a drag handle at the top. It is a modal dialog, so focus moves into it and Escape closes it, and the sheet's slide uses the same @starting-style technique as the drawer.
var d = document.querySelector('.si7 dialog');
document.querySelector('.si7 .open').onclick = function () { d.showModal(); };
d.querySelectorAll('button').forEach(function (b) { b.onclick = function () { d.close(); }; });
About these CSS Slide In Animations
Slide from where it lives
Drawers slide from the edge they attach to, toasts from the corner they sit in, sheets from the bottom. Matching the direction to the position tells people where the element came from and where it will go.
dialog plus @starting-style
The native <dialog> traps focus, closes on Escape and makes the page inert. Add a transform transition, an @starting-style for the opening frame and overlay and display with allow-discrete so it also animates out.
Announce toasts properly
Put a role="status" container on the page from the start and insert toasts into it. Live regions added at the same moment as their text are often not announced.
Out is faster than in
Enter over 300 to 450ms with an ease-out curve; leave over about 250ms with ease-in. Lingering exits feel sluggish.
Frequently asked questions
Do the drawer and sheet work without the animation?
Yes. In browsers without @starting-style they open and close instantly with the same behaviour.
Should toasts disappear on their own?
Short confirmations can, after several seconds; anything with an action or an error should stay until dismissed.
Why not slide with left or margin?
Transform moves the element without recalculating layout, so it stays smooth on phones.