backface-visibility

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Description

The backface-visibility CSS property specifies the visibility of the back face of the element.

Syntax

CSS

backface-visibility: value;

JS

object.style.backfaceVisibility = "value";

Initial

visible

<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
    <style>
        .cube
        {
            height: 100px;
            margin: 100px;
            transform: rotate3d(1, 1, 0, 45deg);
            transform-style: preserve-3d;
            width: 100px;
        }
        .side
        {
            backface-visibility: hidden;
            color: white;
            font-family: sans-serif;
            font-size: 50px;
            height: 100px;
            line-height: 100px;
            position: absolute;
            text-align: center;
            width: 100px;
        }
        .side1
        {
            background-color: rgb(255 0 0 / 0.5);
            transform: rotateY(-90deg) translateZ(50px);
        }
        .side2
        {
            background-color: rgb(255 255 0 / 0.5);
            transform: rotateY(90deg) translateZ(50px);
        }
        .side3
        {
            background-color: rgb(0 255 0 / 0.5);
            transform: rotateX(90deg) translateZ(50px);
        }
        .side4
        {
            background-color: rgb(0 255 255 / 0.5);
            transform: rotateX(-90deg) translateZ(50px);
        }
        .side5
        {
            background-color: rgb(0 0 255 / 0.5);
            transform: rotateY(180deg) translateZ(50px);
        }
        .side6
        {
            background-color: rgb(255 0 255 / 0.5);
            transform: translateZ(50px);
        }
    </style>
</head>
<body>
    <p>hidden</p>
    <div class="cube">
        <div class="side side1">1</div>
        <div class="side side2">2</div>
        <div class="side side3">3</div>
        <div class="side side4">4</div>
        <div class="side side5">5</div>
        <div class="side side6">6</div>
    </div>
</body>
</html>

2 · visible

<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
    <style>
        .cube
        {
            height: 100px;
            margin: 100px;
            transform: rotate3d(1, 1, 0, 45deg);
            transform-style: preserve-3d;
            width: 100px;
        }
        .side
        {
            backface-visibility: visible;
            color: white;
            font-family: sans-serif;
            font-size: 50px;
            height: 100px;
            line-height: 100px;
            position: absolute;
            text-align: center;
            width: 100px;
        }
        .side1
        {
            background-color: rgb(255 0 0 / 0.5);
            transform: rotateY(-90deg) translateZ(50px);
        }
        .side2
        {
            background-color: rgb(255 255 0 / 0.5);
            transform: rotateY(90deg) translateZ(50px);
        }
        .side3
        {
            background-color: rgb(0 255 0 / 0.5);
            transform: rotateX(90deg) translateZ(50px);
        }
        .side4
        {
            background-color: rgb(0 255 255 / 0.5);
            transform: rotateX(-90deg) translateZ(50px);
        }
        .side5
        {
            background-color: rgb(0 0 255 / 0.5);
            transform: rotateY(180deg) translateZ(50px);
        }
        .side6
        {
            background-color: rgb(255 0 255 / 0.5);
            transform: translateZ(50px);
        }
    </style>
</head>
<body>
    <p>visible</p>
    <div class="cube">
        <div class="side side1">1</div>
        <div class="side side2">2</div>
        <div class="side side3">3</div>
        <div class="side side4">4</div>
        <div class="side side5">5</div>
        <div class="side side6">6</div>
    </div>
</body>
</html>

3 · JS

<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
    <style>
        .cube
        {
            height: 100px;
            margin: 100px;
            transform: rotate3d(1, 1, 0, 45deg);
            transform-style: preserve-3d;
            width: 100px;
        }
        .side
        {
            color: white;
            font-family: sans-serif;
            font-size: 50px;
            height: 100px;
            line-height: 100px;
            position: absolute;
            text-align: center;
            width: 100px;
        }
        .side1
        {
            background-color: rgb(255 0 0 / 0.5);
            transform: rotateY(-90deg) translateZ(50px);
        }
        .side2
        {
            background-color: rgb(255 255 0 / 0.5);
            transform: rotateY(90deg) translateZ(50px);
        }
        .side3
        {
            background-color: rgb(0 255 0 / 0.5);
            transform: rotateX(90deg) translateZ(50px);
        }
        .side4
        {
            background-color: rgb(0 255 255 / 0.5);
            transform: rotateX(-90deg) translateZ(50px);
        }
        .side5
        {
            background-color: rgb(0 0 255 / 0.5);
            transform: rotateY(180deg) translateZ(50px);
        }
        .side6
        {
            background-color: rgb(255 0 255 / 0.5);
            transform: translateZ(50px);
        }
    </style>
</head>
<body>
    <button>initial</button>
    <button>hidden</button>
    <button>visible</button>
    <p>backface-visibility</p>
    <div class="cube">
        <div class="side side1">1</div>
        <div class="side side2">2</div>
        <div class="side side3">3</div>
        <div class="side side4">4</div>
        <div class="side side5">5</div>
        <div class="side side6">6</div>
    </div>
    <script>
        function myfunction(myparameter)
        {
            for(const myelement of document.querySelectorAll(".side"))
            {
                myelement.style.backfaceVisibility = myparameter.target.innerHTML;
            }
        }
        for(const mybutton of document.querySelectorAll("button"))
        {
            mybutton.addEventListener("mouseover", myfunction);
        }
    </script>
</body>
</html>