HTML DOM Style transform Property

Last Updated : 04 Jul, 2024

The HTML DOM style transform property is used to transform the object. The transform property allows to rotate, scale, move, skew, etc of an element. It can use 2D or 3D transformation.

Syntax

It returns the transform property.

object.style.transform

It sets the transform property.

object.style.transform = "none | transform-functions | initial | inherit"

Return Values

It returns a string value that represents the transform property of an element.

Property Values

Value	Description
none	No transformation takes place.
matrix(x, x, x, x, x, x)	Specifies a matrix transformation of 2-D type. It takes 6 values.
matrix3d(x, x, x, x, x, x, x, x, x)	Specifies a matrix transformation of 3-D type. It takes 9 values.
translate(x, y)	Specifies a translation across the X and Y axes.
translate3d(x, y, z)	Specifies a translation across the X, Y and the Z axes.
translateX(x)	Specifies the translation across the X-axis only.
translateY(y)	Specifies the translation across the Y-axis only.
translateZ(z)	Specifies the translation across the Z-axis only.
rotate(angle)	Specifies the angle of rotation.
rotateX(angle)	Specifies the rotation along the X-axis corresponding to the angle of rotation.
rotateY(angle)	Specifies the rotation along the Y-axis corresponding to the angle of rotation.
rotateZ(angle)	Specifies the rotation along the Z-axis corresponding to the angle of rotation.
scale(x, y)	Specifies the scale transformation along the X and Y axes.
scale3d(x, y, z)	Specifies the scale transformation along the X, Y and Z axes.
scaleX(x)	Specifies the scale transformation along the X-axis.
scaleY(y)	Specifies the scale transformation along the Y-axis.
scaleZ(z)	Specifies the scale transformation along the Z-axis.
scale3d(x, y, z)	Specifies the scale transformation along the X, Y and Z axes.
skew(angle, angle)	Specifies the skew transformation along the X and Y axes corresponding the skew angles.
skewX(angle)	Specifies the skew transformation along the X-axis corresponding to the skew angle.
skewY(angle)	Specifies the skew transformation along the Y-axis corresponding to the skew angle.
skewZ(angle)	Specifies the skew transformation along the Z-axis corresponding to the skew angle.
perspective(x)	Specifies the perspective of an element.
initial	Initializes the element to its default value.
inherit	Inherits the value from its parent element.

Example 1: This example describes the rotation of an element.

HTML

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>

<head>
    <title>
        HTML DOM Style transform Property
    </title>

    <style>
        #GFG {
            border: 1px solid black;
            background-color: #0f9d58;
            width: 200px;
            padding: 25px;
            margin-bottom: 20px;
            text-align: center;
            color: white;
        }
    </style>
</head>

<body>
    <h2>HTML DOM Style transform Property</h2>

    <div id="GFG">
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    </div>

    <button onclick="myFunction()">
        Click Here!
    </button>

    <script>
        function myFunction() {
            document.getElementById("GFG").style.transform
                = "rotate(90deg)";
        }
    </script>
</body>

</html>

Output:

HTML-DOM-Style-transform-Property

Example 2: This example describes the skew property value.

html

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>

<head>
    <title>
        HTML DOM Style transform Property
    </title>

    <style>
        #GFG {
            border: 1px solid black;
            background-color: #0f9d58;
            width: 200px;
            padding: 25px;
            margin-bottom: 20px;
            text-align: center;
            color: white;
        }
    </style>
</head>

<body>
    <h2>HTML DOM Style transform Property</h2>

    <div id="GFG">
        A Computer Science Portal for Geeks
    </div>

    <button onclick="myFunction()">
        Click Here!
    </button>

    <script>
        function myFunction() {
            document.getElementById("GFG").style.transform
                = "skew(30deg, 30deg)"; 
        }
    </script>
</body>

</html>

Output:

HTML-DOM-Style-transform-Property-2

Supported Browsers

Google Chrome 36.0 and above
Edge 12.0 and above
Internet Explorer 10.0
Firefox 16.0 and above
Opera 23.0 and above
Safari 9.0 and above

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