Perform Animation on CSS border-top-right-radius property

The CSS border-top-right-radius property defines the radius of the top-right corner of an element's border. You can create smooth animations on this property to create engaging visual effects.

Syntax

selector {
    border-top-right-radius: value;
    animation: animation-name duration timing-function;
}

@keyframes animation-name {
    from { border-top-right-radius: initial-value; }
    to { border-top-right-radius: final-value; }
}

Example: Animating Border Top Right Radius

The following example demonstrates how to animate the border-top-right-radius property from 0 to 80px −

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
    .animated-box {
        width: 300px;
        height: 150px;
        background-color: #4CAF50;
        border: 5px solid #2E7D32;
        margin: 50px auto;
        animation: corner-animation 2s ease-in-out infinite alternate;
        display: flex;
        align-items: center;
        justify-content: center;
        color: white;
        font-weight: bold;
    }
    
    @keyframes corner-animation {
        0% {
            border-top-right-radius: 0px;
            background-color: #4CAF50;
        }
        100% {
            border-top-right-radius: 80px;
            background-color: #FF5722;
        }
    }
</style>
</head>
<body>
    <h2>Border Top Right Radius Animation</h2>
    <div class="animated-box">
        Watch the top-right corner!
    </div>
</body>
</html>
A green box animates continuously, with its top-right corner changing from sharp (0px radius) to rounded (80px radius) while the background color transitions from green to red. The animation alternates back and forth every 2 seconds.

Example: Multi-Stage Animation

This example shows a more complex animation with multiple keyframe stages −

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
    .multi-stage-box {
        width: 200px;
        height: 200px;
        background: linear-gradient(45deg, #FF6B6B, #4ECDC4);
        border: 3px solid #333;
        margin: 50px auto;
        animation: multi-corner 4s ease-in-out infinite;
    }
    
    @keyframes multi-corner {
        0% {
            border-top-right-radius: 0px;
        }
        25% {
            border-top-right-radius: 50px;
        }
        50% {
            border-top-right-radius: 100px;
        }
        75% {
            border-top-right-radius: 25px;
        }
        100% {
            border-top-right-radius: 0px;
        }
    }
</style>
</head>
<body>
    <h2>Multi-Stage Corner Animation</h2>
    <div class="multi-stage-box"></div>
</body>
</html>
A square box with gradient background performs a 4-second animation where the top-right corner radius changes through multiple stages: starts at 0px, grows to 50px, then 100px, reduces to 25px, and finally returns to 0px, creating a smooth morphing effect.

Conclusion

Animating the border-top-right-radius property creates smooth corner transformations that enhance user interface design. Use keyframes to control the animation timing and combine with other properties for more dynamic effects.

Updated on: 2026-03-15T13:26:56+05:30

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