CSS - translate()
The translate()
CSS function moves the position of the element on the plane. This transformation is characterized by a vector whose coordinates define how much it moves in each direction.
Examples
Using a single axis translation
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<p>foo</p> <p class="transformed">bar</p> <p>foo</p>
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p { width: 50px; height: 50px; background-color: teal; } .transformed { transform: translate(10px); /* equivalent to translateX(10px)*/ background-color: blue; }
Result
Combining y-axis and x-axis translation
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<p>foo</p> <p class="transformed">bar</p> <p>foo</p>
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p { width: 50px; height: 50px; background-color: teal; } .transformed { transform: translate(10px,10px); background-color: blue; }
Result
Syntax
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translate(tx) or
translate(tx, ty)
Description
The translate()
CSS function moves the position of the element on the plane. This transformation is characterized by a vector whose coordinates define how much it moves in each direction.
- tx
- Is a
<length>
representing the abscissa of the translating vector. - ty
- Is a
<length>
representing the ordinate of the translating vector. If unspecified, it will equal0
:translate(2)
meanstranslate(2, 0)
.
Cartesian coordinates on ℝ2 | Homogeneous coordinates on ℝℙ2 | Cartesian coordinates on ℝ3 | Homogeneous coordinates on ℝℙ3 |
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A translation is not a linear transform in ℝ2 and cannot be represented using a matrix in the cartesian coordinates system. |
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[1 0 0 1 tx ty] |
License
© 2016 Mozilla Contributors
Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License v2.5 or later.
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-us/docs/web/css/transform-function/translate