jQuery API

.slideUp()

.slideUp( [duration] [, callback] ) Returns: jQuery

Description: Hide the matched elements with a sliding motion.

  • version added: 1.0.slideUp( [duration] [, callback] )

    durationA string or number determining how long the animation will run.

    callbackA function to call once the animation is complete.

  • version added: 1.4.3.slideUp( [duration] [, easing] [, callback] )

    durationA string or number determining how long the animation will run.

    easingA string indicating which easing function to use for the transition.

    callbackA function to call once the animation is complete.

The .slideUp() method animates the height of the matched elements. This causes lower parts of the page to slide up, appearing to conceal the items. Once the height reaches 0 (or, if set, to whatever the CSS min-height property is), the display style property is set to none to ensure that the element no longer affects the layout of the page.

Durations are given in milliseconds; higher values indicate slower animations, not faster ones. The strings 'fast' and 'slow' can be supplied to indicate durations of 200 and 600 milliseconds, respectively. If any other string is supplied, or if the duration parameter is omitted, the default duration of 400 milliseconds is used.

We can animate any element, such as a simple image:

<div id="clickme">
  Click here
</div>
<img id="book" src="book.png" alt="" width="100" height="123" />

With the element initially shown, we can hide it slowly:

$('#clickme').click(function() {
  $('#book').slideUp('slow', function() {
    // Animation complete.
  });
});
  

Easing

As of jQuery 1.4.3, an optional string naming an easing function may be used. Easing functions specify the speed at which the animation progresses at different points within the animation. The only easing implementations in the jQuery library are the default, called swing, and one that progresses at a constant pace, called linear. More easing functions are available with the use of plug-ins, most notably the jQuery UI suite.

Callback Function

If supplied, the callback is fired once the animation is complete. This can be useful for stringing different animations together in sequence. The callback is not sent any arguments, but this is set to the DOM element being animated. If multiple elements are animated, it is important to note that the callback is executed once per matched element, not once for the animation as a whole.

As of jQuery 1.6, the .promise() method can be used in conjunction with the deferred.done() method to execute a single callback for the animation as a whole when all matching elements have completed their animations ( See the example for .promise() ).

Additional Notes:

  • All jQuery effects, including .slideUp(), can be turned off globally by setting jQuery.fx.off = true, which effectively sets the duration to 0. For more information, see jQuery.fx.off.

Examples:

Example: Animates all divs to slide up, completing the animation within 400 milliseconds.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
  <style>
  div { background:#3d9a44; margin:3px; width:80px; 
    height:40px; float:left; }
  </style>
  <script src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-latest.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
  Click me!
  <div></div>
  <div></div>
  <div></div>
  <div></div>

  <div></div>
<script>
  $(document.body).click(function () {
    if ($("div:first").is(":hidden")) {
      $("div").show("slow");
    } else {
      $("div").slideUp();
    }
  });

  </script>

</body>
</html>

Demo:

Example: Animates the parent paragraph to slide up, completing the animation within 200 milliseconds. Once the animation is done, it displays an alert.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
  <style>
 div { margin:2px; }
</style>
  <script src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-latest.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
  <div>
  <button>Hide One</button>
  <input type="text" value="One" />

</div>
<div>
  <button>Hide Two</button>
  <input type="text" value="Two" />

</div>
<div>
  <button>Hide Three</button>
  <input type="text" value="Three" />

</div>
<div id="msg"></div>
<script>
  $("button").click(function () {
    $(this).parent().slideUp("slow", function () {
      $("#msg").text($("button", this).text() + " has completed.");
    });
  });

</script>

</body>
</html>

Demo:

Support and Contributions

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Think you've discovered a jQuery bug related to .slideUp()? Report it to the jQuery core team.

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  • http://twitter.com/ChrisMBarr Chris Barr

    If you want to use this effect with an easing transition, just add that string as the 2nd parameter instead of a callback.
    $(“#item”).slideUp(500,”easeOutExpo”);

    But if you want to add easing AND a callback, the syntax changes completely. You must pass in a single object with 3 parameters as follows:

    $(“#item”).slideUp({
    duration:500,
    easing:”easeOutExpo”,
    complete:function(){
    alert(“complete!”);
    }
    });

  • http://ciantic.blogspot.com/ Ciantic

    There is bug in this, it appears to calculate height incorrectly on some situations where height is not known, causing the animation being jumpy.

    Here is fix: http://blog.pengoworks.com/index.cfm/2009/4/21/Fixing-jQuerys-slideDown-effect-ie-Jumpy-Animation

  • http://www.flobi.com/ Flobi

    Instant slideUp()? Try hide().
    Instant slideDown()? Try show().

  • Nihei

    If you try to apply this effect to an element that has a min-height then the effect doesn't slide, but instead just hides the element much like .hide() does.

    • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_SA64UVGQEZFIIHOU2TUSHI5QGA Morten Hansen

      Just found out this the hard way – seems like the slideUp method should adjust the min-height property as well as the height property to fix this problem.

  • Anonymous

    Hello – I’m looking for something similar, but I don’t want to scale the height. The contents get a squished. It there a similar function that can simple slide up a panel and make it visible as if it was being slide from behind a wall?

    Thanks

    • http://www.learningjquery.com/ Karl Swedberg

      Here is a tutorial that describes how to do that.

    • Cpreid86

      .hide('slide', {'direction':'up'})

  • Chmpdog

    when layered on top of each other vertically the text below jitters during animation. How can I fix this?

  • Mitchum

    Note that the slide methods can cause flicker in Internet Explorer if you do not declare a DocType.

  • Kamble Suhas

    Hi
    I have been searching for slideup effect but rather exactly opposite, meaning the content should rolldown instead of sliding up? Something similar to the flash on lms-global.com/global

  • Brettdw

    Just found out that you cannot call slideUp directly on a form tag if you are using Chrome. It simply does nothing. This took a little debugging since it works perfectly fine in IE and Firefox. Just a heads up for anyone experiencing this issue!

  • Tony Lea

    Great! Simple to use. I have also created a basic beginner tutorial on using the slideUp and slideDown features. Please feel free to check it out at: http://www.tonylea.com/2010/jq…/

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