perspective CSS property
Baseline
Widely available
This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since September 2015.
The perspective CSS property determines the distance between the z=0 plane and the user in order to give a 3D-positioned element some perspective.
Try it
perspective: none;
perspective: 800px;
perspective: 23rem;
perspective: 5.5cm;
<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: rgb(90 90 90 / 0.7);
transform: translateZ(50px);
}
.back {
background: rgb(0 210 0 / 0.7);
transform: rotateY(180deg) translateZ(50px);
}
.right {
background: rgb(210 0 0 / 0.7);
transform: rotateY(90deg) translateZ(50px);
}
.left {
background: rgb(0 0 210 / 0.7);
transform: rotateY(-90deg) translateZ(50px);
}
.top {
background: rgb(210 210 0 / 0.7);
transform: rotateX(90deg) translateZ(50px);
}
.bottom {
background: rgb(210 0 210 / 0.7);
transform: rotateX(-90deg) translateZ(50px);
}
Syntax
/* Keyword value */
perspective: none;
/* <length> values */
perspective: 20px;
perspective: 3.5em;
/* Global values */
perspective: inherit;
perspective: initial;
perspective: revert;
perspective: revert-layer;
perspective: unset;
Values
none-
Indicates that no perspective transform is to be applied.
<length>-
A
<length>giving the distance from the user to the z=0 plane. It is used to apply a perspective transform to the children of the element. Negative values are syntax errors. If the value is smaller than1px, it is clamped to1px.
Description
Each 3D element with z>0 becomes larger; each 3D-element with z<0 becomes smaller. The strength of the effect is determined by the value of this property.
Large values of perspective cause a small transformation;
small values of perspective cause a large transformation.
The parts of the 3D elements that are behind the user — i.e., their z-axis coordinates are greater than the value of the perspective CSS property — are not drawn.
The vanishing point is by default placed at the center of the element, but its position can be changed using the perspective-origin property.
Using this property with a value other than none creates a new stacking context. Also, in that case, the object will act as a containing block for position: fixed elements that it contains.
Formal definition
| Initial value | none |
|---|---|
| Applies to | transformable elements |
| Inherited | no |
| Computed value | the absolute length or none |
| Animation type | a length |
| Creates stacking context | yes |
Formal syntax
perspective =
none |
<length [0,∞]>
Examples
Setting perspective
An example showing how a cube varies if the perspective is set at different positions is given in Using CSS transforms > Setting perspective.
Specifications
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| CSS Transforms Module Level 2 # perspective-property |
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