How to make blinking text using CSS3

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Sometime we required blinking text or link for highlighting purpose. There is no attribute in css for blinking text like text-decoration blink etc. But We can blinking/flashing text using css3 animation.

HTML

<p class="blink">Hello World</p>

CSS

.blink {
    -webkit-animation-name: blinker;
    -webkit-animation-duration: 1s;
    -webkit-animation-timing-function: linear;
    -webkit-animation-iteration-count: infinite;
    
    -moz-animation-name: blinker;
    -moz-animation-duration: 1s;
    -moz-animation-timing-function: linear;
    -moz-animation-iteration-count: infinite;
    
    animation-name: blinker;
    animation-duration: 1s;
    animation-timing-function: linear;
    animation-iteration-count: infinite;
}

@-moz-keyframes blinker {  
    0% { opacity: 1.0; }
    50% { opacity: 0.0; }
    100% { opacity: 1.0; }
}

@-webkit-keyframes blinker {  
    0% { opacity: 1.0; }
    50% { opacity: 0.0; }
    100% { opacity: 1.0; }
}

@keyframes blinker {  
    0% { opacity: 1.0; }
    50% { opacity: 0.0; }
    100% { opacity: 1.0; }
}