translate3d()

{{CSSRef}} 

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

{{InteractiveExample("CSS Demo: translate3d()")}} 

transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0);

transform: translate3d(42px, -62px, -135px);

transform: translate3d(-2.7rem, 0, 1rem);

transform: translate3d(5ch, 0.4in, 5em);

<section class="default-example" id="default-example">
  <div class="transition-all" id="example-element">
    <div class="face front">1</div>
    <div class="face back">2</div>
    <div class="face right">3</div>
    <div class="face left">4</div>
    <div class="face top">5</div>
    <div class="face bottom">6</div>
  </div>
</section>

#default-example {
  background: linear-gradient(skyblue, khaki);
  perspective: 800px;
  perspective-origin: 150% 150%;
}

#example-element {
  width: 100px;
  height: 100px;
  perspective: 550px;
  transform-style: preserve-3d;
}

.face {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  position: absolute;
  backface-visibility: inherit;
  font-size: 60px;
  color: white;
}

.front {
  background: rgba(90, 90, 90, 0.7);
  transform: translateZ(50px);
}

.back {
  background: rgba(0, 210, 0, 0.7);
  transform: rotateY(180deg) translateZ(50px);
}

.right {
  background: rgba(210, 0, 0, 0.7);
  transform: rotateY(90deg) translateZ(50px);
}

.left {
  background: rgba(0, 0, 210, 0.7);
  transform: rotateY(-90deg) translateZ(50px);
}

.top {
  background: rgba(210, 210, 0, 0.7);
  transform: rotateX(90deg) translateZ(50px);
}

.bottom {
  background: rgba(210, 0, 210, 0.7);
  transform: rotateX(-90deg) translateZ(50px);
}

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

{{CSSSyntax}} 

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

{{Specifications}} 

Browser compatibility

{{Compat}} 

See also

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