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CSS Animating SVG with CSS Transitions and Transforms Transitions and Transforms

Greg Wilnau
Greg Wilnau
2,301 Points
Posted by Greg Wilnau
Greg Wilnau
2,301 Points

How do I target a specific class so it rotates (45deg) over a period of ".8s" when hovered?

How do I target a specific class so it rotates (45deg) over a period of ".8s" when hovered?

index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title>Animating SVG with CSS</title>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="base.css">
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css">
</head>
<body>
  <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="60 60 240 240">
    <g class="all-star">
        <circle class="star-bg" fill="#40adcf" stroke="#fff" stroke-width="6" cx="180" cy="180" r="108.3"/>
        <path class="star" fill="#fff" stroke="#fff" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" d="M180 107.8l16.9 52.1h54.8l-44.3 32.2 16.9 52.1-44.3-32.2-44.3 32.2 16.9-52.1-44.3-32.2h54.8z"/>
  </svg>
    </g>
</body>
</html>
style.css 
/* Complete the challenge by writing CSS below */
.star-bg {
transition:fill 1s;
} 

.star-bg:hover {
fill: steelblue;
}

.star:hover {
  transform: rotate (180deg)
}

  .star {
      transform: .8s
}

1 Answer

Unsubscribed User
Unsubscribed User
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Unsubscribed User
Unsubscribed User
8,838 Points

You can do this using transition:

.element:hover {
    transform: rotate(45deg);
    transition: 0.8s all;
}

That should work.