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View Transitions API: A Practical How-To
Learn the View Transitions API: startViewTransition() for SPAs, the @view-transition CSS rule for MPAs, shared-element morphs, and reduced-motion fallbacks.
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Learn the View Transitions API: startViewTransition() for SPAs, the @view-transition CSS rule for MPAs, shared-element morphs, and reduced-motion fallbacks.
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