Scroll-linked vs Scroll-triggered

Scroll-triggered plays once on its own clock when something enters view. Scroll-linked has no clock: its progress is the scroll position, so it runs backwards when you scroll up.

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Figure 1. Scroll position mapped to progress

Scroll-linked

An animation whose progress is tied directly to the scroll position, moving forward and backward as you scroll.

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Scroll-triggered

An animation that plays once when an element scrolls into view.