rotate

Description
Syntax
Examples
Links

Description

The rotate property for CSS 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

1 · angle

<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
    <style>
        .cube
        {
            height: 100px;
            margin: 100px;
            perspective: 100px;
            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);
            rotate: y -90deg;
            translate: -50px;
        }
        .side2
        {
            background-color: rgb(255 255 0 / 0.5);
            rotate: y 90deg;
            translate: 50px;
        }
        .side3
        {
            background-color: rgb(0 255 0 / 0.5);
            rotate: x 90deg;
            translate: 0 -50px;
        }
        .side4
        {
            background-color: rgb(0 255 255 / 0.5);
            rotate: x -90deg;
            translate: 0 50px;
        }
        .side5
        {
            background-color: rgb(0 0 255 / 0.5);
            rotate: y 180deg;
            translate: 0 0 -50px;
        }
        .side6
        {
            background-color: rgb(255 0 255 / 0.5);
            rotate: 45deg;
            translate: 0 0 50px;
        }
    </style>
</head>
<body>
    <p>angle</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 · none

<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
    <style>
        .cube
        {
            height: 100px;
            margin: 100px;
            perspective: 100px;
            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);
            rotate: y -90deg;
            translate: -50px;
        }
        .side2
        {
            background-color: rgb(255 255 0 / 0.5);
            rotate: y 90deg;
            translate: 50px;
        }
        .side3
        {
            background-color: rgb(0 255 0 / 0.5);
            rotate: x 90deg;
            translate: 0 -50px;
        }
        .side4
        {
            background-color: rgb(0 255 255 / 0.5);
            rotate: x -90deg;
            translate: 0 50px;
        }
        .side5
        {
            background-color: rgb(0 0 255 / 0.5);
            rotate: y 180deg;
            translate: 0 0 -50px;
        }
        .side6
        {
            background-color: rgb(255 0 255 / 0.5);
            rotate: none;
            translate: 0 0 50px;
        }
    </style>
</head>
<body>
    <p>none</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 · number

<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
    <style>
        .cube
        {
            height: 100px;
            margin: 100px;
            perspective: 100px;
            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);
            rotate: y -90deg;
            translate: -50px;
        }
        .side2
        {
            background-color: rgb(255 255 0 / 0.5);
            rotate: y 90deg;
            translate: 50px;
        }
        .side3
        {
            background-color: rgb(0 255 0 / 0.5);
            rotate: x 90deg;
            translate: 0 -50px;
        }
        .side4
        {
            background-color: rgb(0 255 255 / 0.5);
            rotate: x -90deg;
            translate: 0 50px;
        }
        .side5
        {
            background-color: rgb(0 0 255 / 0.5);
            rotate: y 180deg;
            translate: 0 0 -50px;
        }
        .side6
        {
            background-color: rgb(255 0 255 / 0.5);
            rotate: 1 1 1 45deg;
            translate: 0 0 50px;
        }
    </style>
</head>
<body>
    <p>number</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>

4 · x

<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
    <style>
        .cube
        {
            height: 100px;
            margin: 100px;
            perspective: 100px;
            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);
            rotate: y -90deg;
            translate: -50px;
        }
        .side2
        {
            background-color: rgb(255 255 0 / 0.5);
            rotate: y 90deg;
            translate: 50px;
        }
        .side3
        {
            background-color: rgb(0 255 0 / 0.5);
            rotate: x 90deg;
            translate: 0 -50px;
        }
        .side4
        {
            background-color: rgb(0 255 255 / 0.5);
            rotate: x -90deg;
            translate: 0 50px;
        }
        .side5
        {
            background-color: rgb(0 0 255 / 0.5);
            rotate: y 180deg;
            translate: 0 0 -50px;
        }
        .side6
        {
            background-color: rgb(255 0 255 / 0.5);
            rotate: x 45deg;
            translate: 0 0 50px;
        }
    </style>
</head>
<body>
    <p>x</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>

5 · y

<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
    <style>
        .cube
        {
            height: 100px;
            margin: 100px;
            perspective: 100px;
            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);
            rotate: y -90deg;
            translate: -50px;
        }
        .side2
        {
            background-color: rgb(255 255 0 / 0.5);
            rotate: y 90deg;
            translate: 50px;
        }
        .side3
        {
            background-color: rgb(0 255 0 / 0.5);
            rotate: x 90deg;
            translate: 0 -50px;
        }
        .side4
        {
            background-color: rgb(0 255 255 / 0.5);
            rotate: x -90deg;
            translate: 0 50px;
        }
        .side5
        {
            background-color: rgb(0 0 255 / 0.5);
            rotate: y 180deg;
            translate: 0 0 -50px;
        }
        .side6
        {
            background-color: rgb(255 0 255 / 0.5);
            rotate: y 45deg;
            translate: 0 0 50px;
        }
    </style>
</head>
<body>
    <p>y</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>

6 · z

<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
    <style>
        .cube
        {
            height: 100px;
            margin: 100px;
            perspective: 100px;
            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);
            rotate: y -90deg;
            translate: -50px;
        }
        .side2
        {
            background-color: rgb(255 255 0 / 0.5);
            rotate: y 90deg;
            translate: 50px;
        }
        .side3
        {
            background-color: rgb(0 255 0 / 0.5);
            rotate: x 90deg;
            translate: 0 -50px;
        }
        .side4
        {
            background-color: rgb(0 255 255 / 0.5);
            rotate: x -90deg;
            translate: 0 50px;
        }
        .side5
        {
            background-color: rgb(0 0 255 / 0.5);
            rotate: y 180deg;
            translate: 0 0 -50px;
        }
        .side6
        {
            background-color: rgb(255 0 255 / 0.5);
            rotate: z 45deg;
            translate: 0 0 50px;
        }
    </style>
</head>
<body>
    <p>z</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>

7 · JS

<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
    <style>
        .cube
        {
            height: 100px;
            margin: 100px;
            perspective: 100px;
            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);
            rotate: y -90deg;
            translate: -50px;
        }
        .side2
        {
            background-color: rgb(255 255 0 / 0.5);
            rotate: y 90deg;
            translate: 50px;
        }
        .side3
        {
            background-color: rgb(0 255 0 / 0.5);
            rotate: x 90deg;
            translate: 0 -50px;
        }
        .side4
        {
            background-color: rgb(0 255 255 / 0.5);
            rotate: x -90deg;
            translate: 0 50px;
        }
        .side5
        {
            background-color: rgb(0 0 255 / 0.5);
            rotate: y 180deg;
            translate: 0 0 -50px;
        }
        .side6
        {
            background-color: rgb(255 0 255 / 0.5);
            translate: 0 0 50px;
        }
    </style>
</head>
<body>
    <button>initial</button>
    <button value="45deg">angle</button>
    <button>none</button>
    <button value="1 1 1 45deg">number</button>
    <button value="x 45deg">x</button>
    <button value="y 45deg">y</button>
    <button value="z 45deg">z</button>
    <p>rotate</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)
        {
            const mytarget = myparameter.target;
            const myproperty = mytarget.value || mytarget.innerHTML;
            document.querySelector(".side6").style.rotate = myproperty;
        }
        for(const mybutton of document.querySelectorAll("button"))
        {
            mybutton.addEventListener("mouseover", myfunction);
        }
    </script>
</body>
</html>