rotate

The rotate CSS property accepts an angle to rotate an element, and optionally an axis to rotate it around.

Syntax

CSS

rotate: value;

JS

object.style.rotate = "value";

Values

<'rotate'> = none | <angle> | [ x | y | z | <number>{3} ] && <angle>

none

No rotation.

<angle>

deg

Degrees. There are 360 degrees in a full circle.

grad

Gradians, also known as "gons" or "grades". There are 400 gradians in a full circle.

rad

Radians. There are 2p radians in a full circle.

turn

Turns. There is 1 turn in a full circle.

Rotation around the x axis.

Rotation around the y axis.

Rotation around the z axis.

<number>

An integer or zero or more decimal digits followed by a dot (.) followed by one or more decimal digits. The first character may be preceded by a sign (- or +). The last character may be succeeded by an exponent (e or E) and an integer.

Initial

none

Examples

angle

<!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);
            rotate: y -90deg;
            translate: -50px;
        }
        .right {
            background-color: rgba(255, 255, 0, 0.5);
            rotate: y 90deg;
            translate: 50px;
        }
        .bottom {
            background-color: rgba(0, 255, 0, 0.5);
            rotate: x -90deg;
            translate: 0 50px;
        }
        .top {
            background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.5);
            rotate: x 90deg;
            translate: 0 -50px;
        }
        .front {
            background-color: rgba(0, 0, 255, 0.5);
            rotate: 180deg;
            translate: 0 0 50px;
        }
        .back {
            background-color: rgba(255, 0, 255, 0.5);
            rotate: y 180deg;
            translate: 0 0 -50px;
        }
    </style>
</head>
<body>
    <p>angle</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>

none

<!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);
            rotate: y -90deg;
            translate: -50px;
        }
        .right {
            background-color: rgba(255, 255, 0, 0.5);
            rotate: y 90deg;
            translate: 50px;
        }
        .bottom {
            background-color: rgba(0, 255, 0, 0.5);
            rotate: x -90deg;
            translate: 0 50px;
        }
        .top {
            background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.5);
            rotate: x 90deg;
            translate: 0 -50px;
        }
        .front {
            background-color: rgba(0, 0, 255, 0.5);
            rotate: none;
            translate: 0 0 50px;
        }
        .back {
            background-color: rgba(255, 0, 255, 0.5);
            rotate: y 180deg;
            translate: 0 0 -50px;
        }
    </style>
</head>
<body>
    <p>none</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>

number

<!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);
            rotate: y -90deg;
            translate: -50px;
        }
        .right {
            background-color: rgba(255, 255, 0, 0.5);
            rotate: y 90deg;
            translate: 50px;
        }
        .bottom {
            background-color: rgba(0, 255, 0, 0.5);
            rotate: x -90deg;
            translate: 0 50px;
        }
        .top {
            background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.5);
            rotate: x 90deg;
            translate: 0 -50px;
        }
        .front {
            background-color: rgba(0, 0, 255, 0.5);
            rotate: 1 1 1 45deg;
            translate: 0 0 50px;
        }
        .back {
            background-color: rgba(255, 0, 255, 0.5);
            rotate: y 180deg;
            translate: 0 0 -50px;
        }
    </style>
</head>
<body>
    <p>number</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>

x

<!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);
            rotate: y -90deg;
            translate: -50px;
        }
        .right {
            background-color: rgba(255, 255, 0, 0.5);
            rotate: y 90deg;
            translate: 50px;
        }
        .bottom {
            background-color: rgba(0, 255, 0, 0.5);
            rotate: x -90deg;
            translate: 0 50px;
        }
        .top {
            background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.5);
            rotate: x 90deg;
            translate: 0 -50px;
        }
        .front {
            background-color: rgba(0, 0, 255, 0.5);
            rotate: x 45deg;
            translate: 0 0 50px;
        }
        .back {
            background-color: rgba(255, 0, 255, 0.5);
            rotate: y 180deg;
            translate: 0 0 -50px;
        }
    </style>
</head>
<body>
    <p>x</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>

y

<!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);
            rotate: y -90deg;
            translate: -50px;
        }
        .right {
            background-color: rgba(255, 255, 0, 0.5);
            rotate: y 90deg;
            translate: 50px;
        }
        .bottom {
            background-color: rgba(0, 255, 0, 0.5);
            rotate: x -90deg;
            translate: 0 50px;
        }
        .top {
            background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.5);
            rotate: x 90deg;
            translate: 0 -50px;
        }
        .front {
            background-color: rgba(0, 0, 255, 0.5);
            rotate: y 45deg;
            translate: 0 0 50px;
        }
        .back {
            background-color: rgba(255, 0, 255, 0.5);
            rotate: y 180deg;
            translate: 0 0 -50px;
        }
    </style>
</head>
<body>
    <p>y</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>

z

<!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);
            rotate: y -90deg;
            translate: -50px;
        }
        .right {
            background-color: rgba(255, 255, 0, 0.5);
            rotate: y 90deg;
            translate: 50px;
        }
        .bottom {
            background-color: rgba(0, 255, 0, 0.5);
            rotate: x -90deg;
            translate: 0 50px;
        }
        .top {
            background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.5);
            rotate: x 90deg;
            translate: 0 -50px;
        }
        .front {
            background-color: rgba(0, 0, 255, 0.5);
            rotate: z 45deg;
            translate: 0 0 50px;
        }
        .back {
            background-color: rgba(255, 0, 255, 0.5);
            rotate: y 180deg;
            translate: 0 0 -50px;
        }
    </style>
</head>
<body>
    <p>z</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);
            rotate: y -90deg;
            translate: -50px;
        }
        .right {
            background-color: rgba(255, 255, 0, 0.5);
            rotate: y 90deg;
            translate: 50px;
        }
        .bottom {
            background-color: rgba(0, 255, 0, 0.5);
            rotate: x -90deg;
            translate: 0 50px;
        }
        .top {
            background-color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.5);
            rotate: x 90deg;
            translate: 0 -50px;
        }
        .front {
            background-color: rgba(0, 0, 255, 0.5);
            translate: 0 0 50px;
        }
        .back {
            background-color: rgba(255, 0, 255, 0.5);
            rotate: y 180deg;
            translate: 0 0 -50px;
        }
    </style>
    <script>
        function mouseover(value) {
            document.getElementsByClassName("front")[0].style.rotate = value;
        }
    </script>
</head>
<body>
    <button onmouseover="mouseover(value)" value="180deg">angle</button>
    <input onmouseover="mouseover(value)" type="button" value="none">
    <button onmouseover="mouseover(value)" value="1 1 1 45deg">number</button>
    <button onmouseover="mouseover(value)" value="x 45deg">x</button>
    <button onmouseover="mouseover(value)" value="y 45deg">y</button>
    <button onmouseover="mouseover(value)" value="z 45deg">z</button>
    <p>rotate</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>