transform-box

Description
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Description

The transform-box property for CSS 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

<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
    <style>
        .cube
        {
            border: dashed 100px;
            height: 100px;
            margin: 100px;
            padding: 100px;
            perspective: 100px;
            transform: rotate(45deg);
            transform-box: border-box;
            transform-origin: center;
            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);
            transform: rotateY(-90deg) translateZ(50px);
        }
        .side2
        {
            background-color: rgb(255 255 0 / 0.5);
            transform: rotateY(90deg) translateZ(50px);
        }
        .side3
        {
            background-color: rgb(0 255 0 / 0.5);
            transform: rotateX(90deg) translateZ(50px);
        }
        .side4
        {
            background-color: rgb(0 255 255 / 0.5);
            transform: rotateX(-90deg) translateZ(50px);
        }
        .side5
        {
            background-color: rgb(0 0 255 / 0.5);
            transform: rotateY(180deg) translateZ(50px);
        }
        .side6
        {
            background-color: rgb(255 0 255 / 0.5);
            transform: translateZ(50px);
        }
    </style>
</head>
<body>
    <p>border-box</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 · content-box

<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
    <style>
        .cube
        {
            border: dashed 100px;
            height: 100px;
            margin: 100px;
            padding: 100px;
            perspective: 100px;
            transform: rotate(45deg);
            transform-box: content-box;
            transform-origin: center;
            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);
            transform: rotateY(-90deg) translateZ(50px);
        }
        .side2
        {
            background-color: rgb(255 255 0 / 0.5);
            transform: rotateY(90deg) translateZ(50px);
        }
        .side3
        {
            background-color: rgb(0 255 0 / 0.5);
            transform: rotateX(90deg) translateZ(50px);
        }
        .side4
        {
            background-color: rgb(0 255 255 / 0.5);
            transform: rotateX(-90deg) translateZ(50px);
        }
        .side5
        {
            background-color: rgb(0 0 255 / 0.5);
            transform: rotateY(180deg) translateZ(50px);
        }
        .side6
        {
            background-color: rgb(255 0 255 / 0.5);
            transform: translateZ(50px);
        }
    </style>
</head>
<body>
    <p>content-box</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 · fill-box

<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
    <style>
        .cube
        {
            border: dashed 100px;
            height: 100px;
            margin: 100px;
            padding: 100px;
            perspective: 100px;
            transform: rotate(45deg);
            transform-box: fill-box;
            transform-origin: center;
            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);
            transform: rotateY(-90deg) translateZ(50px);
        }
        .side2
        {
            background-color: rgb(255 255 0 / 0.5);
            transform: rotateY(90deg) translateZ(50px);
        }
        .side3
        {
            background-color: rgb(0 255 0 / 0.5);
            transform: rotateX(90deg) translateZ(50px);
        }
        .side4
        {
            background-color: rgb(0 255 255 / 0.5);
            transform: rotateX(-90deg) translateZ(50px);
        }
        .side5
        {
            background-color: rgb(0 0 255 / 0.5);
            transform: rotateY(180deg) translateZ(50px);
        }
        .side6
        {
            background-color: rgb(255 0 255 / 0.5);
            transform: translateZ(50px);
        }
    </style>
</head>
<body>
    <p>fill-box</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 · stroke-box

<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
    <style>
        .cube
        {
            border: dashed 100px;
            height: 100px;
            margin: 100px;
            padding: 100px;
            perspective: 100px;
            transform: rotate(45deg);
            transform-box: stroke-box;
            transform-origin: center;
            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);
            transform: rotateY(-90deg) translateZ(50px);
        }
        .side2
        {
            background-color: rgb(255 255 0 / 0.5);
            transform: rotateY(90deg) translateZ(50px);
        }
        .side3
        {
            background-color: rgb(0 255 0 / 0.5);
            transform: rotateX(90deg) translateZ(50px);
        }
        .side4
        {
            background-color: rgb(0 255 255 / 0.5);
            transform: rotateX(-90deg) translateZ(50px);
        }
        .side5
        {
            background-color: rgb(0 0 255 / 0.5);
            transform: rotateY(180deg) translateZ(50px);
        }
        .side6
        {
            background-color: rgb(255 0 255 / 0.5);
            transform: translateZ(50px);
        }
    </style>
</head>
<body>
    <p>stroke-box</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 · view-box

<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
    <style>
        .cube
        {
            border: dashed 100px;
            height: 100px;
            margin: 100px;
            padding: 100px;
            perspective: 100px;
            transform: rotate(45deg);
            transform-box: view-box;
            transform-origin: center;
            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);
            transform: rotateY(-90deg) translateZ(50px);
        }
        .side2
        {
            background-color: rgb(255 255 0 / 0.5);
            transform: rotateY(90deg) translateZ(50px);
        }
        .side3
        {
            background-color: rgb(0 255 0 / 0.5);
            transform: rotateX(90deg) translateZ(50px);
        }
        .side4
        {
            background-color: rgb(0 255 255 / 0.5);
            transform: rotateX(-90deg) translateZ(50px);
        }
        .side5
        {
            background-color: rgb(0 0 255 / 0.5);
            transform: rotateY(180deg) translateZ(50px);
        }
        .side6
        {
            background-color: rgb(255 0 255 / 0.5);
            transform: translateZ(50px);
        }
    </style>
</head>
<body>
    <p>view-box</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 · JS

<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
    <style>
        .cube
        {
            border: dashed 100px;
            height: 100px;
            margin: 100px;
            padding: 100px;
            perspective: 100px;
            transform: rotate(45deg);
            transform-origin: center;
            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);
            transform: rotateY(-90deg) translateZ(50px);
        }
        .side2
        {
            background-color: rgb(255 255 0 / 0.5);
            transform: rotateY(90deg) translateZ(50px);
        }
        .side3
        {
            background-color: rgb(0 255 0 / 0.5);
            transform: rotateX(90deg) translateZ(50px);
        }
        .side4
        {
            background-color: rgb(0 255 255 / 0.5);
            transform: rotateX(-90deg) translateZ(50px);
        }
        .side5
        {
            background-color: rgb(0 0 255 / 0.5);
            transform: rotateY(180deg) translateZ(50px);
        }
        .side6
        {
            background-color: rgb(255 0 255 / 0.5);
            transform: translateZ(50px);
        }
    </style>
</head>
<body>
    <button>initial</button>
    <button>border-box</button>
    <button>content-box</button>
    <button>fill-box</button>
    <button>stroke-box</button>
    <button>view-box</button>
    <p>transform-box</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)
        {
            document.querySelector(".cube").style.transformBox = myparameter.target.innerHTML;
        }
        for(const mybutton of document.querySelectorAll("button"))
        {
            mybutton.addEventListener("mouseover", myfunction);
        }
    </script>
</body>
</html>