TRANSFORM-BOX

The transform-box property specifies the reference box for the transform.

SYNTAX

CSS


            transform-box: value;

JS


            object.style.transformBox = "value";

VALUES


            <'transform-box'> = content-box | border-box | fill-box | stroke-box | view-box


            content-box

Uses the content box as reference box.


            border-box

Uses the border box as reference box.


            fill-box

Uses the object bounding box as a reference box.


            stroke-box

Uses the stroke bounding box as a reference box.


            view-box

Uses the nearest SVG viewport as a reference box.

INITIAL

view-box

EXAMPLES

BORDER-BOX

<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
    <style>
        .cube {
            border: dashed 100px;
            height: 100px;
            margin: 100px;
            padding: 100px;
            perspective: 100px;
            transform: rotate(180deg);
            transform-box: border-box;
            transform-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>border-box</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>

CONTENT-BOX

<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
    <style>
        .cube {
            border: dashed 100px;
            height: 100px;
            margin: 100px;
            padding: 100px;
            perspective: 100px;
            transform: rotate(180deg);
            transform-box: content-box;
            transform-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>content-box</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>

FILL-BOX

<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
    <style>
        .cube {
            border: dashed 100px;
            height: 100px;
            margin: 100px;
            padding: 100px;
            perspective: 100px;
            transform: rotate(180deg);
            transform-box: fill-box;
            transform-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>fill-box</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>

STROKE-BOX

<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
    <style>
        .cube {
            border: dashed 100px;
            height: 100px;
            margin: 100px;
            padding: 100px;
            perspective: 100px;
            transform: rotate(180deg);
            transform-box: stroke-box;
            transform-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>stroke-box</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>

VIEW-BOX

<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
    <style>
        .cube {
            border: dashed 100px;
            height: 100px;
            margin: 100px;
            padding: 100px;
            perspective: 100px;
            transform: rotate(180deg);
            transform-box: view-box;
            transform-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>view-box</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 {
            border: dashed 100px;
            height: 100px;
            margin: 100px;
            padding: 100px;
            perspective: 100px;
            transform: rotate(180deg);
            transform-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>
    <script>
        function mouseover(value) {
            document.getElementsByClassName("cube")[0].style.transformBox = value;
        }
    </script>
</head>
<body>
    <input onmouseover="mouseover(value)" type="button" value="border-box">
    <input onmouseover="mouseover(value)" type="button" value="content-box">
    <input onmouseover="mouseover(value)" type="button" value="fill-box">
    <input onmouseover="mouseover(value)" type="button" value="stroke-box">
    <input onmouseover="mouseover(value)" type="button" value="view-box">
    <p>transform-box</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>