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CSS 3D Transforms

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CSS 3D Transforms #

CSS also supports 3D transformations.

Mouse over the elements below to see the difference between a 2D and a 3D transformation:

2D rotate
3D rotate

In this chapter you will learn about the following CSS property:

  • transform

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Browser Support #

The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the property.

Property Chrome Internet explorer Mozila Firefox Safari Opera
transform 36.0 10.0 16.0 9.0 23.0

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CSS 3D Transforms Methods #

With the CSS transform property you can use the following 3D transformation methods:

  • rotateX()
  • rotateY()
  • rotateZ()

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The rotateX() Method #

Rotate X

The rotateX() method rotates an element around its X-axis at a given degree:

Example #

#myDiv { transform: rotateX(150deg); }

The rotateY() Method #

Rotate Y

The rotateY() method rotates an element around its Y-axis at a given degree:

Example #

#myDiv { transform: rotateY(150deg); }

The rotateZ() Method #

The rotateZ() method rotates an element around its Z-axis at a given degree:

Example #

#myDiv { transform: rotateZ(90deg); }

CSS Transform Properties #

The following table lists all the 3D transform properties:

Property Description
transform Applies a 2D or 3D transformation to an element
transform-origin Allows you to change the position on transformed elements
transform-style Specifies how nested elements are rendered in 3D space
perspective Specifies the perspective on how 3D elements are viewed
perspective-origin Specifies the bottom position of 3D elements
backface-visibility Defines whether or not an element should be visible when not facing the screen

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CSS 3D Transform Methods #

Function Description
matrix3d
(n,n,n,n,n,n,n,n,n,n,n,n,n,n,n,n)
Defines a 3D transformation, using a 4×4 matrix of 16 values
translate3d(x,y,z) Defines a 3D translation
translateX(x) Defines a 3D translation, using only the value for the X-axis
translateY(y) Defines a 3D translation, using only the value for the Y-axis
translateZ(z) Defines a 3D translation, using only the value for the Z-axis
scale3d(x,y,z) Defines a 3D scale transformation
scaleX(x) Defines a 3D scale transformation by giving a value for the X-axis
scaleY(y) Defines a 3D scale transformation by giving a value for the Y-axis
scaleZ(z) Defines a 3D scale transformation by giving a value for the Z-axis
rotate3d(x,y,z,angle) Defines a 3D rotation
rotateX(angle) Defines a 3D rotation along the X-axis
rotateY(angle) Defines a 3D rotation along the Y-axis
rotateZ(angle) Defines a 3D rotation along the Z-axis
perspective(n) Defines a perspective view for a 3D transformed element

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