{"id":652,"slug":"view-transitions-same-doc-baseline-oct-2025","title":"Same-document View Transitions became Baseline Newly Available on October 14, 2025 (Firefox 144)","kind":"reference","scope":"business","status":"current","audiences":["claude-code","candid-team"],"topics":["view-transitions","css-architecture"],"reference_body":"**Claim:** Same-document View Transitions reached Baseline Newly Available on October 14, 2025, when Firefox 144 shipped support — joining Chrome 111+, Edge 111+, Safari 18+.\n\n**Verbatim (web.dev, Oct 14, 2025):** *\"this web feature is now available in all three major browser engines, and is Baseline Newly available as of October 14, 2025.\"*\n\n**Confidence:** Verified.\n\n**Pattern:** `document.startViewTransition()` + `view-transition-name` CSS property. For Astro sites with internal navigation, adopt as default. For React SPAs, pair with `useViewTransition` hook (React 19).\n\n**Use case:** thumbnail → full-image morph (`view-transition-name: product-image`), SPA-style page transitions, modal open/close. Stop reaching for Framer Motion or GSAP for these patterns on marketing sites.","rationale_body":null,"metadata":null,"links":{"outgoing":[],"incoming":[{"slug":"view-transitions-cross-doc-limited-no-firefox","title":"Cross-document View Transitions are Limited Availability — Chrome/Edge 126+, Safari 18.2+, Firefox not yet shipped","kind":"reference","scope":"business","link_type":"depends-on"}]},"created_at":"2026-05-22T21:24:18.303Z","updated_at":"2026-05-22T21:24:18.303Z"}