JavaScript - add transition between display:none and display:block

I am using JavaScript to toggle notification like below. How can I add transition between display: block and display: none;

I don't want to add an external library like jQuery because I am only going to be using the toggle effect alone.

var btn = document.querySelector('button');

btn.addEventListener('click', function(){
  var hint = document.getElementById('hint');
  if(hint.style.display == 'none'){
    hint.style.display = 'block';
  }
  else{
    hint.style.display = 'none';
  }

});

div#hint{
  background: gold;
  color: orangered;
  padding: .5em;
  font-weight: bold;
}

<div id='hint'>
  
  <p>This is some hint on how to be safe in this community </p>
   <p>This is another hint on how to be safe in this community </p>
  </div>

<button> show hint </button>

I know I can use jQuery to achieve this like below.

$(document).ready(function(){

$('button').click(function(){
$('#hint').toggle('slow');

});

});

div#hint{
      background: gold;
      color: orangered;
      padding: .5em;
      font-weight: bold;
    }

<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<div id='hint'>
      
      <p>This is some hint on how to be safe in this community </p>
       <p>This is another hint on how to be safe in this community </p>
      </div>

    <button> show hint </button>

Can I make the button moves up and down gradually while the #hint is being toggle like in the jQuery example above? I don't want the button to jump from one position to another.

Solution

see my example below:

var btn = document.querySelector('button');
var hint = document.getElementById('hint');
var height = hint.clientHeight;
var width = hint.clientWidth;
console.log(width + 'x' + height);
// initialize them (within hint.style)
hint.style.height = height + 'px';
hint.style.width = width + 'px';

btn.addEventListener('click', function(){
  if(hint.style.visibility == 'hidden'){
    hint.style.visibility = 'visible';
    //hint.style.opacity = '1';
    hint.style.height = height + 'px';
    hint.style.width = width + 'px';
    hint.style.padding = '.5em';
  }
  else{
    hint.style.visibility = 'hidden';
    //hint.style.opacity = '0';
    hint.style.height = '0';
    hint.style.width = '0';
    hint.style.padding = '0';
  }

});

div#hint{
  background: gold;
  color: orangered;
  padding: .5em;
  box-sizing: border-box;
  overflow: hidden;

  font-weight: bold;
  transition: height 1s, width 1s, padding 1s, visibility 1s, opacity 0.5s ease-out;
}

<div id='hint'>
  
  <p>This is some hint on how to be safe in this community </p>
  <p>This is another hint on how to be safe in this community </p>
</div>

<button> show hint </button>