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html, body {
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
height: 100%;
}
#snow {
background-color: rgb(15, 13, 63);
background-image: linear-gradient(rgb(15, 13, 63), rgb(47, 46, 63));
height: 100%;
}
.snowflake {
position: absolute;
width: 20px;
height: 20px;
border-radius: 50%;
background-color: white;
box-shadow: inset -3px -3px 5px 0px #999;
transform: translate(-20px,-20px);
}
<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>Web Animations: Snow</title>
</head>
<body>
<div id="snow"></div>
</body>
</html>
var SNOWFLAKE_COUNT = 50;
var MIN_DURATION = 5000;
var MAX_DURATION = 8000;
function startSnowing() {
var parent = document.getElementById('snow');
var width = window.innerWidth;
var height = window.innerHeight;
for (var i = 0; i < SNOWFLAKE_COUNT; i++) {
var snowFlake = document.createElement('div');
snowFlake.className = 'snowflake';
parent.appendChild(snowFlake);
var xPos = Math.random() * width;
// some cheap parallax based on depth in parent
var duration = MAX_DURATION +
i / SNOWFLAKE_COUNT * (MIN_DURATION - MAX_DURATION);
// use a negative delay the first round to start mid-snow
var delay = -duration * Math.random();
var player = snowFlake.animate([
{transform: 'translate(' + xPos + 'px, -20px)'},
{transform: 'translate(' + xPos + 'px, ' + height + 'px)'}
], {
duration: duration,
iterations: Infinity,
delay: delay
});
}
}
document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', startSnowing, false);
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