backface-visibility

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";

Values

<'backface-visibility'> = visible | hidden

visible

The back face is visible.

hidden

The back face is not visible.

Initial

visible

<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
    <style>
        .cube
        {
            height: 100px;
            margin: 100px;
            transform: rotateX(15deg) rotateY(15deg);
            transform-style: preserve-3d;
            width: 100px;
        }
        .face
        {
            backface-visibility: hidden;
            color: white;
            font-family: sans-serif;
            font-size: 25px;
            height: 100px;
            line-height: 100px;
            position: absolute;
            text-align: center;
            width: 100px;
        }
        .left
        {
            background-color: rgba(255, 0, 0, 0.5);
            transform: rotateY(-90deg) translateZ(50px);
        }
        .right
        {
            background-color: rgba(255, 255, 0, 0.5);
            transform: rotateY(90deg) translateZ(50px);
        }
        .bottom
        {
            background-color: rgba(0, 255, 0, 0.5);
            transform: rotateX(-90deg) translateZ(50px);
        }
        .top
        {
            background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.5);
            transform: rotateX(90deg) translateZ(50px);
        }
        .front
        {
            background-color: rgba(0, 0, 255, 0.5);
            transform: translateZ(50px);
        }
        .back
        {
            background-color: rgba(255, 0, 255, 0.5);
            transform: rotateY(180deg) translateZ(50px);
        }
    </style>
</head>
<body>
    <p>hidden</p>
    <div class="cube">
        <div class="face left">left</div>
        <div class="face right">right</div>
        <div class="face bottom">bottom</div>
        <div class="face top">top</div>
        <div class="face front">front</div>
        <div class="face back">back</div>
    </div>
</body>
</html>

visible

<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
    <style>
        .cube
        {
            height: 100px;
            margin: 100px;
            transform: rotateX(15deg) rotateY(15deg);
            transform-style: preserve-3d;
            width: 100px;
        }
        .face
        {
            backface-visibility: visible;
            color: white;
            font-family: sans-serif;
            font-size: 25px;
            height: 100px;
            line-height: 100px;
            position: absolute;
            text-align: center;
            width: 100px;
        }
        .left
        {
            background-color: rgba(255, 0, 0, 0.5);
            transform: rotateY(-90deg) translateZ(50px);
        }
        .right
        {
            background-color: rgba(255, 255, 0, 0.5);
            transform: rotateY(90deg) translateZ(50px);
        }
        .bottom
        {
            background-color: rgba(0, 255, 0, 0.5);
            transform: rotateX(-90deg) translateZ(50px);
        }
        .top
        {
            background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.5);
            transform: rotateX(90deg) translateZ(50px);
        }
        .front
        {
            background-color: rgba(0, 0, 255, 0.5);
            transform: translateZ(50px);
        }
        .back
        {
            background-color: rgba(255, 0, 255, 0.5);
            transform: rotateY(180deg) translateZ(50px);
        }
    </style>
</head>
<body>
    <p>visible</p>
    <div class="cube">
        <div class="face left">left</div>
        <div class="face right">right</div>
        <div class="face bottom">bottom</div>
        <div class="face top">top</div>
        <div class="face front">front</div>
        <div class="face back">back</div>
    </div>
</body>
</html>

JS

<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
    <style>
        .cube
        {
            height: 100px;
            margin: 100px;
            transform: rotateX(15deg) rotateY(15deg);
            transform-style: preserve-3d;
            width: 100px;
        }
        .face
        {
            color: white;
            font-family: sans-serif;
            font-size: 25px;
            height: 100px;
            line-height: 100px;
            position: absolute;
            text-align: center;
            width: 100px;
        }
        .left
        {
            background-color: rgba(255, 0, 0, 0.5);
            transform: rotateY(-90deg) translateZ(50px);
        }
        .right
        {
            background-color: rgba(255, 255, 0, 0.5);
            transform: rotateY(90deg) translateZ(50px);
        }
        .bottom
        {
            background-color: rgba(0, 255, 0, 0.5);
            transform: rotateX(-90deg) translateZ(50px);
        }
        .top
        {
            background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.5);
            transform: rotateX(90deg) translateZ(50px);
        }
        .front
        {
            background-color: rgba(0, 0, 255, 0.5);
            transform: translateZ(50px);
        }
        .back
        {
            background-color: rgba(255, 0, 255, 0.5);
            transform: rotateY(180deg) translateZ(50px);
        }
    </style>
    <script>
        function myfunction(myvar)
        {
            var elements = document.querySelectorAll(".face");
            for(var element of elements)
            {
                element.style.backfaceVisibility = myvar;
            }
        }
    </script>
</head>
<body>
    <button onmouseover="myfunction(innerHTML)">initial</button>
    <button onmouseover="myfunction(innerHTML)">hidden</button>
    <button onmouseover="myfunction(innerHTML)">visible</button>
    <p>backface-visibility</p>
    <div class="cube">
        <div class="face left">left</div>
        <div class="face right">right</div>
        <div class="face bottom">bottom</div>
        <div class="face top">top</div>
        <div class="face front">front</div>
        <div class="face back">back</div>
    </div>
</body>
</html>

Syntax

CSS

JS

Values

Initial

Examples

hidden

visible

JS

Links

Internal

External