[css] Pure CSS animation visibility with delay

You are correct in thinking that display is not animatable. It won't work, and you shouldn't bother including it in keyframe animations.

visibility is technically animatable, but in a round about way. You need to hold the property for as long as needed, then snap to the new value. visibility doesn't tween between keyframes, it just steps harshly.

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.ele {_x000D_
  width: 60px;_x000D_
  height: 60px;_x000D_
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  background-color: #ff6699;_x000D_
  animation: 1s fadeIn;_x000D_
  animation-fill-mode: forwards;_x000D_
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  visibility: hidden;_x000D_
}_x000D_
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.ele:hover {_x000D_
  background-color: #123;_x000D_
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@keyframes fadeIn {_x000D_
  99% {_x000D_
    visibility: hidden;_x000D_
  }_x000D_
  100% {_x000D_
    visibility: visible;_x000D_
  }_x000D_
}
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<div class="ele"></div>
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If you want to fade, you use opacity. If you include a delay, you'll need visibility as well, to stop the user from interacting with the element while it's not visible.

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.ele {_x000D_
  width: 60px;_x000D_
  height: 60px;_x000D_
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  background-color: #ff6699;_x000D_
  animation: 1s fadeIn;_x000D_
  animation-fill-mode: forwards;_x000D_
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  visibility: hidden;_x000D_
}_x000D_
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.ele:hover {_x000D_
  background-color: #123;_x000D_
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@keyframes fadeIn {_x000D_
  0% {_x000D_
    opacity: 0;_x000D_
  }_x000D_
  100% {_x000D_
    visibility: visible;_x000D_
    opacity: 1;_x000D_
  }_x000D_
}
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<div class="ele"></div>
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Both examples use animation-fill-mode, which can hold an element's visual state after an animation ends.