The simple trick to transition from height 0 to auto with CSS

Kevin Powell shows how to animate elements from height zero to auto using a CSS Grid transition trick.

Animating or transitioning to and from height auto is, well, not really possible (though it is being worked on!), but luckily, there is actually a solution using CSS Grid that’s really easy to implement! 🔗 Links ✅ Keith J. Grant’s article on this (also includes a flexbox solution): keithjgrant.com/posts/2023/04/transitioning-to-height-auto/ ✅ The first simple example: codepen.io/kevinpowell/pen/poxroGv ✅ The accordion: codepen.io/kevinpowell/pen/NWOgVga ⌚ Timestamps 00:00 - Introduction 00:20 - The setup 01:55 - The transition 02:20 - It works with more content too 02:45 - How I discovered this 03:10 - Using it for an accordion #css -- Come hang out with other dev's in my Discord Community 💬 discord.gg/nTYCvrK Keep up to date with everything I'm up to ✉ kevinpowell.co/newsletter Come hang out with me live every Monday on Twitch! 📺 twitch.tv/kevinpowellcss --- Help support my channel 👨‍🎓 Get a course: kevinpowell.co/courses 👕 Buy a shirt: teespring.com/stores/making-the-internet-awesome 💖 Support me on Patreon: patreon.com/kevinpowell --- My editor: VS Code - code.visualstudio.com/ --- I'm on some other places on the internet too! If you'd like a behind the scenes and previews of what's coming up on my YouTube channel, make sure to follow me on Instagram and Twitter. Twitter: twitter.com/KevinJPowell Codepen: codepen.io/kevinpowell/ Github: github.com/kevin-powell --- And whatever you do, don't forget to keep on making your corner of the internet just a little bit more awesome!