Let’s start by creating the base HTML markup for our scrolling image. This container enables us to repeat the image with CSS to create the looping effect we’re after. First, we need a container to house the image that must be larger than the image itself this can be twice as large or more, as long as the width of the container is evenly divisible into the width of the image to create a seamless effect.

Method 1: Creating a horizontal infinite scrolling image Now, with the image source step out of the way, let’s move on to creating the effects in CSS. Photo by Adam Jícha on Unsplash for infinite scroll. Here is the image I’ll use for this tutorial. Unsplash provides high-resolution, royalty-free images, all they ask is for you to provide a credit to the author. If you don’t have an image and don’t wish to create a custom one, I highly recommend using the website Unsplash. This allows the loop to proceed without the user becoming aware, giving the impression that the image continues infinitely. The first effect ideally needs an image that has similar left and right sides the image for the second effect does not need any specific specifications.īoth sides of the image should be a solid color that is identical (or, very close) to each other. A parallax image scrolling effect that gives the illusion of an image scrolling infinitelyįor both of these methods, we need an image to use as a background.A horizontal infinite scrolling image using animations to loop an image.In this post, we’ll learn two ways of creating an infinite scrolling effect using background images with some basic HTML markup and CSS, including:

Pure css infinite background animation by kootoopas ( CodePen. For example, we often see moving backgrounds on websites like the example below. Infinite scrolling images are used in many different ways in the applications and websites we use on a daily basis. Creating an infinite CSS background image loop

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