CSS transform-style Property
CSS transform-style Property
CSS transform-style property specifies whether children of an element are positioned in the 3D space or are flattened in the plane of the element.
Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en-US">
<head>
<style>
div{
width: 100px;
height: 100px;
border: 1px solid #000;
}
#outer{
background: #f69d3c;
transform: perspective(200px) rotateY(30deg);
-webkit-transform: perspective(200px) rotateY(30deg);
transform-style: preserve-3d;
-webkit-transform-style: preserve-3d;
}
#inner{
background: #0066ff;
-webkit-transform: rotate(70deg);
transform: rotate3d(1, 1, 1, 45deg);
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h1>CSS transform-style Property</h1>
<div id="outer">OuterDiv
<div id="inner">InnerDiv</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>
Syntax
Using CSS
element{
transform-style: preserve-3d;
}
Using Javascript
object.style.transformStyle="preserve-3d";
Animatable
No, transform-style property is not animatable. CSS Animatable Properties Reference.
Default Value
Default value for CSS transform-style property is flat.
Property Value
The following table provides a list of values for CSS transform-style property.
| Value | Explanation |
|---|
| flat | Specifies that the children of the element are lying in the plane of the element itself. |
| preserve-3d | Specifies that the children of the element should be positioned in the 3D-space. |
Using JavaScript
In the following example, we will demonstrate how to change the CSS transform-style property of an element using JavaScript.
Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en-US">
<head>
<style>
div{
width: 100px;
height: 100px;
border: 1px solid #000;
}
#outer{
background: #f69d3c;
margin-bottom:50px;
transform: perspective(200px) rotateY(30deg);
-webkit-transform: perspective(200px) rotateY(30deg);
}
#inner{
background:#0066ff;
-webkit-transform: rotate(70deg);
transform: rotate3d(1, 1, 1, 45deg);
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h1>CSS transform-style Property</h1>
<div id="outer">OuterDiv
<div id="inner">InnerDiv</div>
</div>
<button onclick="myFunction()">Click Me</button>
<script>
var x = document.getElementsByTagName("div")[0];
function myFunction(){
x.style.transformStyle = "preserve-3d";
x.style.WebkitTransformStyle = "preserve-3d";
}
</script>
</body>
</html>
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