CSS 2D Transforms

CSS transforms allow you to move, rotate, scale, and skew elements.
Mouse over the element below to see a 2D transformation:
In this chapter you will learn about the following CSS property:
transform
The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the property.
With the CSS transform property you can use 
the following 2D transformation methods:
translate()
rotate()
scaleX()
scaleY()
scale()
skewX()
skewY()
skew()
matrix()
Tip: You will learn about 3D transformations in the next chapter.
The translate() method moves an element from its current position (according 
to the parameters given for the X-axis and the Y-axis).
The following example moves the <div> element 50 pixels to the right, 
and 100 pixels down from its current position:
The rotate() method rotates an element clockwise or counter-clockwise according to a given degree.
The following example rotates the <div> element clockwise with 20 degrees:
Using negative values will rotate the element counter-clockwise.
The following example rotates the <div> element counter-clockwise with 20 degrees:
The scale() method increases or decreases the size of an element (according to the parameters given for the width and height).
The following example increases the <div> element to be two times of its original width, and three times of its original height: 
The following example decreases the <div> element to be half of its original width and height: 
The scaleX() method increases or decreases the 
width of an element.
The following example increases the <div> element to be two times of its original width: 
The following example decreases the <div> element to be half of its original width: 
The scaleY() method increases or decreases the 
height of an element.
The following example increases the <div> element to be three times of its original 
height: 
The following example decreases the <div> element to be half of its original 
height: 
The skewX() method skews an element along the X-axis by the given angle.
The following example skews the <div> element 20 degrees along the 
X-axis:
The skewY() method skews an element along the Y-axis by the given angle.
The following example skews the <div> element 20 degrees along the Y-axis:
The skew() method skews an element along the X and Y-axis by the given angles.
The following example skews the <div> element 20 degrees along the X-axis, and 10 degrees along the Y-axis:
If the second parameter is not specified, it has a zero value. So, the following example skews the <div> element 20 degrees along the X-axis:
The matrix() method combines all the 2D transform methods into one.
The matrix() method take six parameters, containing mathematic functions, 
which allows you to rotate, scale, move (translate), and skew elements.
The parameters are as follow: matrix(scaleX(),skewY(),skewX(),scaleY(),translateX(),translateY())
With the transform property, move the <div> element 100px to the right, and 200px down.
<style>
div {
  width: 100px;
  height: 100px;
  background-color: lightblue;
  border: 1px solid black;
  : ;
}
</style>

<body>
  <div>This is a div</div>
</body>

Start the Exercise
The following table lists all the 2D transform properties:
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