--- title: Scrubbable Staggered Animation with CSS @function –... description: A deep dive into creating scrubbable staggered animations using a single progress value instead of per-element animation delays. The technique uses a... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/scrubbable-staggered-animation-with-css-function-frontend-masters-blog-1fvbhiwqv twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Scrubbable Staggered Animation with CSS @function – Frontend Masters Blog | daily.dev og:description: A deep dive into creating scrubbable staggered animations using a single progress value instead of per-element animation delays. The technique uses a... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/scrubbable-staggered-animation-with-css-function-frontend-masters-blog-1fvbhiwqv og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/1FvBhIWqV.png og:image:alt: Scrubbable Staggered Animation with CSS @function – Frontend Masters Blog 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. # Scrubbable Staggered Animation with CSS @function – Frontend Masters Blog **[Frontend Masters](https://daily.dev/sources/frontendmasters)** · 12 min read · 2 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A deep dive into creating scrubbable staggered animations using a single progress value instead of per-element animation delays. The technique uses a mathematical 'stagger formula' implemented via the new CSS @function rule, sibling-index(), clamp(), and if(). Unlike traditional delay-based staggering, this approach ties all elements to one shared progress value that can be linked to keyframe animations, scroll-driven animations, or any external input. The article walks through the math behind the formula, builds it step by step, and shows CSS implementations including easing functions, stop-motion effects, and scroll-linked demos. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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