Imitating a blink tag with CSS3 animations

Question

I really want to make a piece of text blink the old-school style without using javascript or text-decoration.

No transitions, only *blink*, *blink*, *blink*!

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EDIT: This is different from that question because I ask for blinking without continuous transitions, whereas OP of the other questions asks how to replace blinking with continuous transitions

Answer 1

The original Netscape <blink> had an 80% duty cycle. This comes pretty close, although the real <blink> only affects text:

.blink {
  animation: blink-animation 1s steps(5, start) infinite;
  -webkit-animation: blink-animation 1s steps(5, start) infinite;
}
@keyframes blink-animation {
  to {
    visibility: hidden;
  }
}
@-webkit-keyframes blink-animation {
  to {
    visibility: hidden;
  }
}

This is <span class="blink">blinking</span> text.

You can find more info about Keyframe Animations here.