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
Browser Support
The numbers in the table
specify the first browser version that fully supports the property.
|
Property |
|||||
|
transform |
36.0 |
10.0 |
16.0 |
9.0 |
23.0 |
CSS 3D Transforms Methods
With the CSS transform property you can use the following 3D transformation
methods:
- rotateX()
- rotateY()
- rotateZ()
The rotateX() Method
The rotateX() method rotates an element around its X-axis at a given
degree:
Example
#myDiv {
transform: rotateX(150deg);
}
The rotateY() Method
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 |
CSS 3D Transform Methods
|
Function |
Description |
|
matrix3d |
Defines a 3D
transformation, using a 4x4 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 |
