@angular/animations

Version: Angular 21 (2025) Tags: Animations, UI, Transitions, Motion

References: Animations Guide • API • npm

API Changes

This section documents recent version-specific API changes.

• NEW: Modern animation API — Use animateEnter and animateLeave over deprecated :enter/:leave

• NEW: CSS-based animations — Angular team recommends CSS for better performance

• NEW: View transitions API — Support for browser View Transitions API

• DEPRECATED: :enter and :leave — Use animateEnter and animateLeave instead