Animation

What is Shared Element Transition?

An element moves and transforms from one position to another across two different screens or states. It keeps the user oriented during navigation.

same card · grid → detail

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A shared element transition keeps users oriented by...

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Add a shared element transition. The card thumbnail should expand into the full detail view when tapped.

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The tapped thumbnail lifts out of the grid and rides the pantograph, growing smoothly until it becomes the header of the detail board; it is the same piece, never swapped.

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Add a shared element transition in your animation library so the thumbnail on the grid becomes the hero image on the detail screen, matching position and corner radius.

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