Element-scoped view transitions #496

This GitHub issue is for collecting web developer signals for Element-scoped view transitions.

The startViewTransition() method of an Element object starts a view transition that affects only that element's DOM tree. You can use this to run separate elements' transitions concurrently.

Browser support

• Chrome 147 (Apr 7, 2026)
• Chrome Android 147 (Apr 7, 2026)
• Edge 147 (Apr 10, 2026)
• Firefox: not supported
• Firefox for Android: not supported
• Safari: not supported
• Safari on iOS: not supported

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## What I want to do with this feature

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Learn more

You can learn more about this feature here:

• web features explorer
• webstatus.dev
• Specification