perspective-origin

The perspective-origin CSS property establishes the origin for the perspective property.

Syntax

CSS

perspective-origin: value;

JS

object.style.perspectiveOrigin = "value";

Values

<'perspective-origin'> = <position>

<position> = [ [ left | center | right ] || [ top | center | bottom ] | [ left | center | right | <length-percentage> ] [ top | center | bottom | <length-percentage> ]? | [ [ left | right ] <length-percentage> ] && [ [ top | bottom ] <length-percentage> ] ]

left

Left.

center

Center.

right

Right.

top

Top.

bottom

Bottom.

<length-percentage> = [ <length> | <percentage> ]

<length>

Specifies the length using a number followed by a unit of measurement.

<percentage>

Specifies the percentage using a number followed by a percent sign (%).

Initial

50% 50%

<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
    <style>
        .cube
        {
            height: 100px;
            margin: 100px;
            perspective: 100px;
            perspective-origin: bottom;
            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>
</head>
<body>
    <p>bottom</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>

center

<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
    <style>
        .cube
        {
            height: 100px;
            margin: 100px;
            perspective: 100px;
            perspective-origin: center;
            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>
</head>
<body>
    <p>center</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>

left

<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
    <style>
        .cube
        {
            height: 100px;
            margin: 100px;
            perspective: 100px;
            perspective-origin: left;
            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>
</head>
<body>
    <p>left</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>

length

<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
    <style>
        .cube
        {
            height: 100px;
            margin: 100px;
            perspective: 100px;
            perspective-origin: 100px 100px;
            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>
</head>
<body>
    <p>length</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>

percentage

<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
    <style>
        .cube
        {
            height: 100px;
            margin: 100px;
            perspective: 100px;
            perspective-origin: 100% 100%;
            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>
</head>
<body>
    <p>percentage</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>

right

<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
    <style>
        .cube
        {
            height: 100px;
            margin: 100px;
            perspective: 100px;
            perspective-origin: right;
            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>
</head>
<body>
    <p>right</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>

top

<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
    <style>
        .cube
        {
            height: 100px;
            margin: 100px;
            perspective: 100px;
            perspective-origin: top;
            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>
</head>
<body>
    <p>top</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;
            perspective: 100px;
            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)
        {
            document.querySelector(".cube").style.perspectiveOrigin = myvar;
        }
    </script>
</head>
<body>
    <button onmouseover="myfunction(innerHTML)">initial</button>
    <button onmouseover="myfunction(innerHTML)">bottom</button>
    <button onmouseover="myfunction(innerHTML)">center</button>
    <button onmouseover="myfunction(innerHTML)">left</button>
    <button onmouseover="myfunction(value)" value="100px 100px">length</button>
    <button onmouseover="myfunction(value)" value="100% 100%">percentage</button>
    <button onmouseover="myfunction(innerHTML)">right</button>
    <button onmouseover="myfunction(innerHTML)">top</button>
    <p>perspective-origin</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

bottom

center

left

length

percentage

right

top

JS

Links

Internal

External