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🚀 Today I Learned: Intersection Observer API in JavaScript 👨‍💻
As a developer, I'm always looking for ways to improve performance and user experience — and today I explored something incredibly useful: the Intersection Observer API.
🧠Why It's Awesome
Instead of relying on expensive scroll event listeners, the Intersection Observer API provides a modern, efficient way to detect when an element enters or exits the viewport.
✨ Use Cases:
- âś… Lazy-loading images
- âś… Triggering animations on scroll
- âś… Infinite scroll implementations
- âś… Tracking element visibility for analytics
It's clean, lightweight, and extremely helpful for modern web apps and SPAs.
🎥 Live Demo (Scroll Animation)
I created a quick example that triggers animations when elements come into view, using Intersection Observer and Tailwind CSS.
▶️ Watch the Loom video demo
đź’» GitHub Code
If you'd like to check out the code or try it yourself, here’s the repo:
🔗 GitHub Repository – JS_Intersection_Observer_API
💬 Let’s Talk!
Have you used the Intersection Observer API in your projects?
Any interesting tricks, animations, or use cases?
Drop your thoughts in the comments — I’d love to learn from your experience!
This content originally appeared on DEV Community and was authored by Muhammad Ibtisam
Muhammad Ibtisam | Sciencx (2025-07-23T11:37:51+00:00) How to Use the Intersection Observer API for Scroll-Based Animations in JavaScript. Retrieved from https://www.scien.cx/2025/07/23/how-to-use-the-intersection-observer-api-for-scroll-based-animations-in-javascript/
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