25 Pure CSS Parallax Scrolling Examples

The parallax effect is created when the user is scrolling through a website and multiple backgrounds or images are moving at different speeds. It creates a sense of depth and overall it’s a fun experience. Pure CSS parallax is also easier to implement than Javascript, and is often more performant. When building single-page sites, generally you rely on javascript plugins to create effects for images and animations. So here is collection of cool CodePens featuring Parallax animation effects in pure CSS for inspiration to use in an upcoming project or learning a new trick in the quest to do more with front end.

Parallax Star Background In CSS

Using a very simple sass function, and CSS animation keyframes, built parallax scrolling stars in space.


Firewatch Parallax In CSS

recreated the parallax header on the Firewatch website in CSS.


8-bit CSS3 Horizontal Parallax

CSS3 Horizontal parallax effect


Header Image Parallax Scrolling Effect With CSS

Create a parallax scrolling effect using CSS background-image position. This script works when the header image is positioned at the top of the page. A


Sass Parallax Example

By locking the perspective on the body element and transforming elements in 3D on top of that, you can easily create parallax scrolling effects that do


Pure CSS Parallax Scrolling

A prototype parallax scrolling technique that uses CSS 3D transforms. No JavaScript!


Parallax Without Js

Parallax Without Js


Apple Tv Parallax Pure CSS

It is an experiment to create parallax effect with pure CSS3 animation.


Pure CSS Parallax Header

Pure CSS Parallax Header


CSS Parallax Orbs

Inspired by Sims 4!


Pure CSS Parallax

Pure-css-parallax


Multilayered Parallax

Multilayered Parallax


Parallax Website Using Only CSS

Parallax Website Using Only CSS


Parallax Starry Universe (CSS Only)

Parallax Starry Universe (CSS Only)


CSS Parallax Scrolling

CSS Parallax Scrolling


Parallax Animation Hero

Parallax Animation Hero


Pure CSS Parallax Header

Parallax scroll effect like Twitter. Pure css, javacsript free.


Parallax Card

Parallax Card


Castles, Responsive Parallax Landscape

A responsive landscape (some elements are added / removed depending on the screen size) made with Pixi.js for the epic.net website menu.


Parallax Scene With CSS Variables

Parallax scene with JS controlled CSS variables using basicScroll: https://github.com/electerious/basicScroll


Coderado.co Denver Parallax Scrolling

Coderado.co Denver Parallax Scrolling


Profile Top

Profile Top


CSS Multiple Background Image Parallax Animation

If you have enabled images instead of iframes for pen previews, you'll see a city, but it's gone now.


The Master’s Bedroom

This pen is the result of two inspirations.


Pure CSS3 Parallax Effect

Pure CSS3 Parallax Effect


Parallaxer Ad

Parallaxer

1 Comments

  1. Theosays:

    I am totally using CSS Parallax Orbs for my website. I can’t wait to test out the effects with the different cars and tints.

  2. igresays:

    Parallax Animation Hero is good

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