TRANSLATE

The translate property accepts 1-3 values, each specifying a translation against one axis, in the order X, Y, and Z.

SYNTAX

CSS


            translate: value;

JS


            object.style.translate = "value";

VALUES


            <'translate'> = none | <length-percentage> [ <length-percentage> <length>? ]?


            none

No translation.


            <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 (%).


            <length>

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

INITIAL

none

EXAMPLES

LENGTH

<!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: 100px 100px 50px;
        }
        .back {
            background-color: rgba(255, 0, 255, 0.5);
            rotate: y 180deg;
            translate: 0 0 -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>

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);
            translate: none;
        }
        .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>

PERCENTAGE

<!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: 100% 100% 50px;
        }
        .back {
            background-color: rgba(255, 0, 255, 0.5);
            rotate: y 180deg;
            translate: 0 0 -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>

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);
        }
        .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.translate = value;
        }
    </script>
</head>
<body>
    <button onmouseover="mouseover(value)" value="100px 100px 50px">length</button>
    <input onmouseover="mouseover(value)" type="button" value="none">
    <button onmouseover="mouseover(value)" value="100% 100% 50px">percentage</button>
    <p>translate</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>