{"id":1866,"date":"2016-01-04T19:26:07","date_gmt":"2016-01-04T19:26:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cssreset.com\/?p=1866"},"modified":"2016-01-04T19:26:07","modified_gmt":"2016-01-04T19:26:07","slug":"rotate-html-elements-using-css-transform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cssdeck.com\/blog\/rotate-html-elements-using-css-transform\/","title":{"rendered":"Rotate HTML Elements Using CSS Transform"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>CSS3&#8217;s transform property makes it easy to rotate any HTML element using only code.<\/p>\n<p>Below we have a <strong>div<\/strong> that&#8217;s screaming: &#8220;Rotate Me!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1867 aligncenter\" alt=\"rotate1\" src=\"https:\/\/cssdeck.com\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/rotate1.png\" width=\"387\" height=\"147\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cssdeck.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/rotate1.png 387w, https:\/\/cssdeck.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/rotate1-300x113.png 300w, https:\/\/cssdeck.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/rotate1-180x68.png 180w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 387px) 100vw, 387px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>All we need to rotate this <strong>div<\/strong> is one line of CSS:<\/p>\n<div id=\"ig-sh-1\" class=\"syntax_hilite\">\r\n\r\n\t\t<div class=\"toolbar\">\r\n\r\n\t\t<div class=\"view-different-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"view-different\">&lt; View <span>plain text<\/span> &gt;<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t<div class=\"language-name\">css<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<br clear=\"both\">\r\n\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t\r\n\t<div class=\"code\">\r\n\t\t<ol class=\"css\" style=\"font-family:monospace\"><li style=\"font-weight: normal;vertical-align:top\"><div style=\"font: normal normal 1em\/1.2em monospace;margin:0;padding:0;background:none;vertical-align:top\">transform<span style=\"color: #00AA00\">:<\/span> rotate<span style=\"color: #00AA00\">&#040;<\/span>10deg<span style=\"color: #00AA00\">&#041;<\/span><span style=\"color: #00AA00\">;<\/span><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ol>\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\n<p>This one simple line transforms the div above into one that&#8217;s tilted 10 degrees to the right.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1868 aligncenter\" alt=\"rotate2\" src=\"https:\/\/cssdeck.com\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/rotate2.png\" width=\"374\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cssdeck.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/rotate2.png 374w, https:\/\/cssdeck.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/rotate2-300x159.png 300w, https:\/\/cssdeck.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/rotate2-180x95.png 180w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 374px) 100vw, 374px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Divs<\/strong> aren&#8217;t the only thing that can be rotated, however. CSS&#8217;s transform property can be applied to virtually any HTML element. For example, what if we wanted to keep the div level, but rotate the <strong>H1<\/strong> text &#8220;I&#8217;m Rotated!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The same basic syntax would apply:<\/p>\n<div id=\"ig-sh-2\" class=\"syntax_hilite\">\r\n\r\n\t\t<div class=\"toolbar\">\r\n\r\n\t\t<div class=\"view-different-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"view-different\">&lt; View <span>plain text<\/span> &gt;<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t<div class=\"language-name\">css<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<br clear=\"both\">\r\n\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t\r\n\t<div class=\"code\">\r\n\t\t<ol class=\"css\" style=\"font-family:monospace\"><li style=\"font-weight: normal;vertical-align:top\"><div style=\"font: normal normal 1em\/1.2em monospace;margin:0;padding:0;background:none;vertical-align:top\">h1<span style=\"color: #00AA00\">&#123;<\/span><\/div><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: normal;vertical-align:top\"><div style=\"font: normal normal 1em\/1.2em monospace;margin:0;padding:0;background:none;vertical-align:top\">transform<span style=\"color: #00AA00\">:<\/span> rotate<span style=\"color: #00AA00\">&#040;<\/span>5deg<span style=\"color: #00AA00\">&#041;<\/span><span style=\"color: #00AA00\">;<\/span><\/div><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: normal;vertical-align:top\"><div style=\"font: normal normal 1em\/1.2em monospace;margin:0;padding:0;background:none;vertical-align:top\"><span style=\"color: #00AA00\">&#125;<\/span><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ol>\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1869 aligncenter\" alt=\"rotate3\" src=\"https:\/\/cssdeck.com\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/rotate3.png\" width=\"360\" height=\"142\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cssdeck.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/rotate3.png 360w, https:\/\/cssdeck.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/rotate3-300x118.png 300w, https:\/\/cssdeck.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/rotate3-180x71.png 180w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Rotate an element to the left by putting a &#8220;<strong>&#8211;<\/strong>&#8221; before the degree of rotation.<\/p>\n<p>The transform property is only supported by newer browsers, so it&#8217;s probably a good idea to use the <strong>-webkit-<\/strong> and <strong>-moz-<\/strong> prefixes along with it to ensure cross-browser compatibility.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-socializer wpsr-share-icons \" data-lg-action=\"show\" data-sm-action=\"show\" data-sm-width=\"768\" ><h3>Share and Enjoy !<\/h3><div class=\"wpsr-si-inner\"><div class=\"wpsr-counter wpsrc-sz-32px\" style=\"color:#000\"><span class=\"scount\"><span data-wpsrs=\"\" data-wpsrs-svcs=\"facebook,twitter,linkedin,pinterest,print,pdf\">0<\/span><\/span><small class=\"stext\">Shares<\/small><\/div><div class=\"socializer sr-popup sr-32px sr-circle sr-opacity sr-pad sr-count-1 sr-count-1\"><span class=\"sr-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share.php?u=\" target=\"_blank\"  title=\"Share this on Facebook\"  style=\"color: #ffffff\" ><i class=\"fab fa-facebook-f\"><\/i><span class=\"ctext\"><span data-wpsrs=\"\" data-wpsrs-svcs=\"facebook\">0<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span>\n<span class=\"sr-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=%20-%20%20\" target=\"_blank\"  title=\"Tweet this !\"  style=\"color: #ffffff\" ><i class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/i><\/a><\/span>\n<span class=\"sr-linkedin\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/sharing\/share-offsite\/?url=\" target=\"_blank\"  title=\"Add this to LinkedIn\"  style=\"color: #ffffff\" ><i class=\"fab fa-linkedin-in\"><\/i><\/a><\/span>\n<span class=\"sr-pinterest\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=&amp;media=&amp;description=\" target=\"_blank\"  title=\"Submit this to Pinterest\"  style=\"color: #ffffff\" data-pin-custom=\"true\"><i class=\"fab fa-pinterest\"><\/i><span class=\"ctext\"><span data-wpsrs=\"\" data-wpsrs-svcs=\"pinterest\">0<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span>\n<span class=\"sr-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.printfriendly.com\/print?url=\" target=\"_blank\"  title=\"Print this article \"  style=\"color: #ffffff\" ><i class=\"fa fa-print\"><\/i><\/a><\/span>\n<span class=\"sr-pdf\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.printfriendly.com\/print?url=\" target=\"_blank\"  title=\"Convert to PDF\"  style=\"color: #ffffff\" ><i class=\"fa fa-file-pdf\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CSS3&#8217;s transform property makes it easy to rotate any HTML element using only code.<\/p>\n<p>Below we have a div that&#8217;s screaming: &#8220;Rotate Me!&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>All we need to rotate this div is one line of CSS:<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t&lt; 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