Web platform features explorer - Element-scoped view transitions

The startViewTransition() method of an Element object starts a view transition that affects only that element's DOM tree. You can use this to run separate elements' transitions concurrently.

Status

Limited availability

MDN documentation

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Specifications

CSS View Transitions Module Level 2 (#scoped-vt), from Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) Working Group (W3C).

Browser support

Chrome 147 Released on 2026-04-07
Chrome Android 147 Released on 2026-04-07
Edge 147 Released on 2026-04-10
Firefox ❌
Firefox for Android ❌
Safari ❌
Safari on iOS ❌

Usage (according to Chrome Platform Status)

~0.245% of page loads. More data at chromestatus.com.

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