How can a site instantly detect that javascript has been disabled?

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See DEMO. Also available as a JS library.

Stop the CSS animation by continuously replacing the element with JavaScript. Once JavaScript is disabled, the CSS animation kicks in and displays a message.

^{@keyframes Browser compatibility: Chrome, Firefox 5.0+, IE 10+, Opera 12+, Safari 4.0+}

<style>
.nojs_init { 
position: relative;
animation:nojs-animation 0.2s step-end;
-moz-animation:nojs-animation 0.2s step-end; /* Firefox */
-webkit-animation:nojs-animation 0.2s step-end; /* Safari and Chrome */
-o-animation:nojs-animation 0.2s step-end; /* Opera */
}

@keyframes nojs-animation
{
from {visibility:hidden;opacity:0;}
to {visibility:visible;opacity:1;}
}

@-moz-keyframes nojs-animation /* Firefox */
{
from {visibility:hidden;opacity:0;}
to {visibility:visible;opacity:1;}
}

@-webkit-keyframes nojs-animation /* Safari and Chrome */
{
from {visibility:hidden;opacity:0;}
to {visibility:visible;opacity:1;}
}

@-o-keyframes nojs-animation /* Opera */
{
from {visibility:hidden;opacity:0;}
to {visibility:visible;opacity:1;}
}
</style>

<body>
<div id="content"></div>
<div id="nojs" class="nojs_init"><noscript>JavaScript is <span style="font-weight:bold;">disabled</span>.</noscript></div>
</body>
<script>
document.getElementById("content").innerHTML = 'JavaScript is <span style="font-weight:bold;">enabled</span>. Try disabling JavaScript now.';

var elm = document.getElementById("nojs"),
    animation = false,
    animationstring = 'animation',
    keyframeprefix = '',
    domPrefixes="Webkit Moz O ms Khtml".split(' '),
    pfx  = '';
 
if( elm.style.animationName ) { animation = true; }    
 
if( animation === false ) {
  for( var i = 0; i < domPrefixes.length; i++ ) {
    if( elm.style[ domPrefixes[i] + 'AnimationName' ] !== undefined ) {
      pfx = domPrefixes[ i ];
      animationstring = pfx + 'Animation';
      keyframeprefix = '-' + pfx.toLowerCase() + '-';
      animation = true;
      break;
    }
  }
}

// Continuously replace element
function jsdetect() {
    var elm = document.getElementById("nojs");
    var newone = elm.cloneNode(true);
    elm.parentNode.replaceChild(newone, elm);
}

// Only apply to browsers that support animation
if (animation) {
    elm.innerHTML = 'JavaScript is <span style="font-weight:bold;">disabled</span>.';
    setInterval(jsdetect, 0);
}
</script>

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