CSS Property perspective

The perspective CSS property adds a 3D feel to element.

The smaller the value, the closer you get from the Z order. The greater the value, the more subtle will be the effect.

It is the child elements that get the perspective view, not the element itself.

Summary

Initial value: none
Inherited: no
CSS Version: CSS3
JavaScript syntax: object.style.perspective="50px"
Animatable: yes

CSS Syntax

perspective: length|none;

Property Values

length: How far the element is placed from the user
none: Default value. Same as 0. The perspective is not set

Browser compatibility


`perspective`	36.0 (12.0 -webkit-)	10.0	Yes	Yes	Yes

Example

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
#div1 {<!--from www. ja v  a2 s .  c  o m-->
    position: relative;
    height: 150px;
    width: 150px;
    margin: 50px;
    padding: 10px;
    -webkit-perspective: 150px; /* Chrome, Safari, Opera  */
    perspective: 150px;
}

#div2 {
    padding: 50px;
    position: absolute;
    border: 1px solid black;
    background-color: red;
    -webkit-transform: rotateX(45deg); /* Chrome, Safari, Opera  */
    transform: rotateX(45deg);
}
</style>
</head>
<body>

<div id="div1">
  <div id="div2">HELLO</div>
</div>
 
</body>
</html>

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Example 2

The following code creates 3D cube.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<style>
.wrapper {<!--  www .jav a 2 s  .c om-->
  width: 50%;
  float: left;
}

.w1 {
  perspective: 1000px;
}

.w2 {
  perspective: 2500px;
}

.wrapper h1 {
  text-align: center;
}

.cube {
  font-size: 4em;
  width: 2em;
  margin: 1.5em auto;
  transform-style: preserve-3d;
  transform: rotateX(-40deg) rotateY(32deg);
}

.side {
  position: absolute;
  width: 2em;
  height: 2em;
  background: rgba(255, 0, 0, 0.6);
  border: 1px solid black;
  color: white;
  text-align: center;
  line-height: 2em;
}

.front {
  transform: translateZ(1em);
}

.top {
  transform: rotateX(90deg) translateZ(1em);
}

.right {
  transform: rotateY(90deg) translateZ(1em);
}

.left {
  transform: rotateY(-90deg) translateZ(1em);
}

.bottom {
  transform: rotateX(-90deg) translateZ(1em);
}

.back {
  transform: rotateY(-180deg) translateZ(1em);
}
</style></head><body>
<div class="wrapper w1">
  <div class="cube">
    <div class="side  front">1</div>
    <div class="side   back">6</div>
    <div class="side  right">4</div>
    <div class="side   left">3</div>
    <div class="side    top">5</div>
    <div class="side bottom">2</div>
  </div>
</div>
<div class="wrapper w2">
  <div class="cube">
    <div class="side  front">1</div>
    <div class="side   back">6</div>
    <div class="side  right">4</div>
    <div class="side   left">3</div>
    <div class="side    top">5</div>
    <div class="side bottom">2</div>
  </div>
</div>
</body>
</html>

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