Also to note, it's often more performant to use translate3d instead of translate2d even if you only want a 2d animation because translate3d off-loads to the GPU

Also to note, it's often more performant to use translate3d instead of translate2d even if you only want a 2d animation because translate3d off-loads to the GPU. http://jsperf.com/translate3d-vs-xy/28 http://jsperf.com/translate3d-vs-xy/28