Make an Image Fly Across The Screen

October 27, 2021

In this video I’m going show you to animate an image across the screen just using CSS. It’s almost Halloween so lets do something fun and have a scary ghost float around the screen!!

The good news this can all be done using the free version of Elementor!

**Bonus Content** In the Part 3: I will show you how to create a button to toggle the animation!

Timestamps:

0:00 Introduction
1:20 Part 1: Backend Setup & Simple Animation
13:35 Part 2: Advanced CSS Animation
18:35 Part 3: JavaScript Toggle Animation Button

CSS transform Property Link:
https://www.w3schools.com/cssref/css3_pr_transform.asp

Fun with Viewport Units Link:
https://css-tricks.com/fun-viewport-units/

CSS Animation Inspiration Credit:
https://support.cargo.site/Make-an-Image-Fly-Across-the-Screen

Part 1 CSS Code:

				
					.ghost > *{
    animation: fly 5s linear infinite;
    top: 0;
	left: 0;
	position: fixed;
	z-index: 999;
	pointer-events: none;
}
@keyframes fly {
    0%{
        transform: translate(0,110vh);opacity: .50;
    }
    50%{
        transform: translate(110vw,0);opacity: 1;
    }
    100%{
        transform: translate(0,110vh);opacity: .50;
    }
}

Part 2 CSS Code:

				
					.ghost > *{
    animation: fly 25s linear infinite;
    top: 0;
	left: 0;
	position: fixed;
	z-index: 999;
	pointer-events: none;
}
@keyframes fly {
	0% {
    
		transform: translate(-200%,110vh) rotateZ(0deg);opacity: 1;
	}

	12.5% {
		transform: translate(120vw,-120%) rotateZ(20deg);
	}

	25% {
		transform: translate(-200%,50vh) scale(1.75) rotateZ(-20deg);
	}

	37.5% {
		transform: translate(-200%,-120%) rotateZ(-40deg);opacity: .5;
	}

	50% {
		transform: translate(100vw,50vh) rotateZ(0deg);
	}

	62.5% {
		transform: translate(20vw,100vh) rotateZ(20deg);
	}
	75% {
		transform: translate(200%,100vh) rotateZ(20deg);opacity: .25;
	}
	87.5% {
		transform: translate(50vw,-200%) scale(1.75) rotateZ(20deg);
	}

	100% {
		transform: translate(-200%,110vh) rotateZ(0deg);opacity: 1;
	}
}

Part 3 JavaScript Code:

				
					<script type="text/javascript">
    function ShowHideDiv(btnGhost) {
        var GhostStyle = document.getElementById("ghostanimation");
if (btnGhost.value == "Hide Ghost") {
            GhostStyle.style.display = "none";
            btnGhost.value = "Play Ghost";
        } else {
            GhostStyle.style.display = "block";
            btnGhost.value = "Hide Ghost";
        }
    }
</script>

<input id="btnGhost" type="button" value="Hide Ghost" onclick="ShowHideDiv(this)" />

Music in this video

Gathering Darkness by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license.
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/