# Type Alias: AnimationType

```
type AnimationType =  | AnimationTypeShorthand  | AnimationTypeLonghand;
```

The block type IDs for the animation blocks. These are the IDs used to create new animations using `cesdk.engine.block.createAnimation(id)`. Refer to [AnimationTypeShorthand](https://img.ly/docs/cesdk/vue/api/cesdk-js/type-aliases/animationtypeshorthand/) and [AnimationTypeLonghand](https://img.ly/docs/cesdk/vue/api/cesdk-js/type-aliases/animationtypelonghand/) for more details.

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[Source](https:/img.ly/docs/cesdk/vue/api/cesdk-js/type-aliases/animationoptions)