mastering-animate-presence

SKILL.md

When elements leave the DOM, they're gone—no way to animate something that doesn't exist. Motion's AnimatePresence solves this by keeping departing elements mounted long enough to animate out.

| AnimatePresence | Wrapper that enables exit animations | | useIsPresent | Hook to read if component is exiting | | usePresence | Hook for manual exit control with safeToRemove | | propagate | Prop to enable nested exit animations | | mode | Controls timing between enter/exit (sync, wait, popLayout) |

Use useIsPresent when a component needs to know it's exiting:

Guidelines for implementing exit animations with Motion's AnimatePresence component. Use when animating elements leaving the DOM, coordinating nested exits, or managing presence state. Triggers on tasks involving React exit animations, unmount transitions, or motion library patterns. Source: raphaelsalaja/userinterface-wiki.

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