translate3d()

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

{{EmbedInteractiveExample("pages/css/function-translate3d.html")}} 

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

Syntax

translate3d(tx, ty, tz)

Values

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

Formal syntax

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Examples

Using a single axis translation

HTML

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

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

{{EmbedLiveSample("Using_a_single_axis_translation", 250, 250)}} 

Combining z-axis and x-axis translation

HTML

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

CSS

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

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

Result

{{EmbedLiveSample("Combining_z-axis_and_x-axis_translation", 250, 250)}} 

Specifications

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Browser compatibility

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See also

• {{cssxref("transform")}} 
• {{cssxref("<transform-function>")}} 
• {{cssxref("translate")}}