sin() CSS function
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Widely available
This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since March 2023.
The sin() CSS function is a trigonometric function that returns the sine of a number, which is a value between -1 and 1. The function contains a single calculation that must resolve to either a <number> or an <angle> by interpreting the result of the argument as radians. That is, sin(45deg), sin(0.125turn), and sin(3.14159 / 4) all represent the same value, approximately 0.707.
Try it
transform: translateX(calc(cos(0deg) * 140px))
translateY(calc(sin(0deg) * -140px));
transform: translateX(calc(cos(90deg) * 140px))
translateY(calc(sin(90deg) * -140px));
transform: translateX(calc(cos(135deg) * 140px))
translateY(calc(sin(135deg) * -140px));
transform: translateX(calc(cos(180deg) * 140px))
translateY(calc(sin(180deg) * -140px));
transform: translateX(calc(cos(-45deg) * 140px))
translateY(calc(sin(-45deg) * -140px));
<div class="circle">
<span class="dot" id="example-element"></span>
</div>
:root {
--radius: 140px;
--dot-size: 10px;
}
.circle {
display: grid;
place-content: center;
margin: 0 auto;
width: calc(var(--radius) * 2);
aspect-ratio: 1;
border-radius: 50%;
border: 2px solid #666666;
background-image:
radial-gradient(black var(--dot-size), transparent var(--dot-size)),
linear-gradient(135deg, blue, deepskyblue, lightgreen, lavender, honeydew);
}
.dot {
display: block;
width: var(--dot-size);
aspect-ratio: 1;
border-radius: 50%;
border: 2px solid #666666;
background-color: #ff6666;
transform: translateX(calc(cos(0deg) * var(--radius)))
translateY(calc(sin(0deg) * var(--radius) * -1));
}
Syntax
/* Single <angle> values */
width: calc(100px * sin(45deg));
width: calc(100px * sin(0.25turn));
width: calc(100px * sin(1.0471967rad));
/* Single <number> values */
width: calc(100px * sin(63.673));
width: calc(100px * sin(2 * 0.125));
/* Other values */
width: calc(100px * sin(pi / 2));
width: calc(100px * sin(e / 4));
Parameters
The sin(angle) function accepts only one value as its parameter.
Return value
The sine of an angle will always return a number between −1 and 1.
- If
angleisinfinity,-infinity, orNaN, the result isNaN. - If
angleis0⁻, the result is0⁻.
Formal syntax
<sin()> =
sin( <calc-sum> )
<calc-sum> =
<calc-product> [ [ '+' | '-' ] <calc-product> ]*
<calc-product> =
<calc-value> [ [ '*' | / ] <calc-value> ]*
<calc-value> =
<number> |
<dimension> |
<percentage> |
<calc-keyword> |
( <calc-sum> )
<calc-keyword> =
e |
pi |
infinity |
-infinity |
NaN
Examples
Changing box sizes
In this example, sin(30deg) will return 0.5, making the box have a 50px width and a 50px height.
div {
background-color: red;
width: calc(sin(30deg) * 100px);
height: calc(sin(30deg) * 100px);
}
Controlling animation duration
Another use case is to control the animation-duration, reducing the duration based on the sine value. In this case, the animation duration will be 1s.
div {
animation-name: myAnimation;
animation-duration: calc(sin(0.25turn) * 1s);
}
Specifications
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| CSS Values and Units Module Level 4 # trig-funcs |
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