--- title: How to create awesome staggered animations in CSS description: Modern CSS now supports staggered animations natively using the sibling-index() and sibling-count() functions, eliminating the need for preprocessors or... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-create-awesome-staggered-animations-in-css-k09m57ftt twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: How to create awesome staggered animations in CSS | daily.dev og:description: Modern CSS now supports staggered animations natively using the sibling-index() and sibling-count() functions, eliminating the need for preprocessors or... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-create-awesome-staggered-animations-in-css-k09m57ftt og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/k09M57fTT.png og:image:alt: How to create awesome staggered animations in CSS og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # How to create awesome staggered animations in CSS **[LogRocket](https://daily.dev/sources/logrocket)** · 14 min read · 52 upvotes · 2 comments ## Summary Modern CSS now supports staggered animations natively using the sibling-index() and sibling-count() functions, eliminating the need for preprocessors or JavaScript hacks. The post walks through building ascending and descending staggered animations with animation-delay calculated via sibling-index(), explains overlapping vs. sequential timing, and shows practical examples like hero sections and chat-style text reveals. It also covers when JavaScript is still needed (interactive state changes, exit animations), how to write @supports fallbacks for browsers lacking sibling-index() support, and how to respect user preferences with the prefers-reduced-motion media query. Browser support currently covers ~75% of browsers (Chromium and Safari). ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@allinonetools** · 3 upvotes > Really like that CSS is slowly removing the need for JS hacks in animation. `sibling-index()` looks especially useful for lists and text reveals. ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Staggered Animation with CSS sibling-\* Functions – Frontend Masters Blog](https://daily.dev/posts/staggered-animation-with-css-sibling--functions-frontend-masters-blog-o9x9nobox) · Frontend Masters · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [CSS sibling-index\(\) and sibling-count\(\): Native List Staggering Without JavaScript](https://daily.dev/posts/css-sibling-index-and-sibling-count-native-list-staggering-without-javascript-bsxh6wlwk) · SitePoint · 61 upvotes · 2 comments - [Scrubbable Staggered Animation with CSS @function – Frontend Masters Blog](https://daily.dev/posts/scrubbable-staggered-animation-with-css-function-frontend-masters-blog-1fvbhiwqv) · Frontend Masters · 2 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#css](https://daily.dev/tags/css) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-create-awesome-staggered-animations-in-css-k09m57ftt) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"How to create awesome staggered animations in CSS","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-create-awesome-staggered-animations-in-css-k09m57ftt","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-create-awesome-staggered-animations-in-css-k09m57ftt"},"datePublished":"2026-07-13T14:32:24.311Z","dateModified":"2026-07-14T02:17:27.191Z","description":"Modern CSS now supports staggered animations natively using the sibling-index() and sibling-count() functions, eliminating the need for preprocessors or...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/d786840f397044c2410b26a70ec3cef8?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/d786840f397044c2410b26a70ec3cef8?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"LogRocket","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"LogRocket","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/logrocket","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/logrocket"},"commentCount":2,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-create-awesome-staggered-animations-in-css-k09m57ftt","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":52},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":2}],"keywords":"css","timeRequired":"PT14M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"LogRocket","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/logrocket"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"How to create awesome staggered animations in CSS"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-create-awesome-staggered-animations-in-css-k09m57ftt","comment":[{"@type":"Comment","text":"Really like that CSS is slowly removing the need for JS hacks in animation. sibling-index() looks especially useful for lists and text reveals.","datePublished":"2026-07-14T03:12:00.753Z","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/k09M57fTT#c-orZ2m4bU7","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"AllInOneTools","url":"https://daily.dev/allinonetools","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--4ZT8QlF0--/f_auto/v1769790028/avatars/avatar_igzBsWloJeaegzm9bQltZ?_a=BAMAMiiu0"},"interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":3}}]} ```