translate3d()

The translate3d() CSS function repositions an element in 3D space. Its result is a <transform-function> data type.

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This transformation is characterized by a three-dimensional vector [tx, ty, tz]. Its coordinates define how much the element moves in each direction.

Syntax

css

translate3d(tx, ty, tz)

Values

tx: Is a <length> or <percentage> representing the abscissa (horizontal, x-component) of the translating vector [tx, ty, tz].
ty: Is a <length> or <percentage> representing the ordinate (vertical, y-component)of the translating vector [tx, ty, tz].
tz: Is a <length> representing the z-component of the translating vector. It can't be a <percentage> value; in that case the property containing the transform is considered invalid [tx, ty, tz].

Cartesian coordinates on ℝ^2	Homogeneous coordinates on ℝℙ^2	Cartesian coordinates on ℝ^3	Homogeneous coordinates on ℝℙ^3
This transformation applies to the 3D space and can't be represented on the plane.		A translation is not a linear transformation in ℝ^3 and can't be represented using a Cartesian-coordinate matrix.	$\left( \begin{array}{cccc} 1 & 0 & 0 & tx \\ 0 & 1 & 0 & ty \\ 0 & 0 & 1 & tz \\ 0 & 0 & 0 & 1 \end{array} \right)$

Examples

Using a single axis translation

HTML

html

<div>Static</div>
<div class="moved">Moved</div>
<div>Static</div>

CSS

css

div {
  width: 60px;
  height: 60px;
  background-color: skyblue;
}

.moved {
  /* Equivalent to perspective(500px) translateX(10px) */
  transform: perspective(500px) translate3d(10px, 0, 0px);
  background-color: pink;
}

Result

Combining z-axis and x-axis translation

HTML

html

<div>Static</div>
<div class="moved">Moved</div>
<div>Static</div>

CSS

css

div {
  width: 60px;
  height: 60px;
  background-color: skyblue;
}

.moved {
  transform: perspective(500px) translate3d(10px, 0, 100px);
  background-color: pink;
}

Result

Specifications

Specification
CSS Transforms Module Level 2 # funcdef-translate3d

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