The translate() CSS function repositions an element in the horizontal and/or vertical directions. This transformation is defined by a vector whose coordinates define how much it moves in each axis.
Syntax
translate(tx) or translate(tx, ty)
Values
- 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. For example,translate(2)is equivalent totranslate(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] |
Examples
Using a single axis translation
HTML
<p>foo</p> <p class="transformed">bar</p> <p>foo</p>
CSS
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
HTML
<p>foo</p> <p class="transformed">bar</p> <p>foo</p>
CSS
p {
width: 50px;
height: 50px;
background-color: teal;
}
.transformed {
transform: translate(10px, 10px);
background-color: blue;
}