backface-visibility: visible;
backface-visibility: hidden;
<section class="default-example" id="default-example">
<div id="example-element">
<div class="face front">1</div>
<div class="face back">2</div>
<div class="face right">3</div>
<div class="face bottom">6</div>
</div>
</section>
#default-example {
background: linear-gradient(skyblue, khaki);
}
#example-element {
width: 100px;
height: 100px;
perspective: 550px;
perspective-origin: 220% 220%;
transform-style: preserve-3d;
}
.face {
display: flex;
align-items: center;
justify-content: center;
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
position: absolute;
backface-visibility: inherit;
background: rgb(0 0 0 / 0.4);
font-size: 60px;
color: white;
}
.front {
transform: translateZ(50px);
}
.back {
background: rgb(230 0 0);
color: white;
transform: rotateY(180deg) translateZ(50px);
}
.right {
background: rgb(0 0 0 / 0.6);
transform: rotateY(90deg) translateZ(50px);
}
.bottom {
background: rgb(0 0 0 / 0.6);
transform: rotateX(-90deg) translateZ(50px);
}
An element's back face is a mirror image of its front face. Though invisible in 2D, the back face can become visible when a transformation causes the element to be rotated in 3D space. (This property has no effect on 2D transforms, which have no perspective.)
Syntax/* Keyword values */
backface-visibility: visible;
backface-visibility: hidden;
/* Global values */
backface-visibility: inherit;
backface-visibility: initial;
backface-visibility: revert;
backface-visibility: revert-layer;
backface-visibility: unset;
The backface-visibility
property is specified as one of the keywords listed below.
visible
The back face is visible when turned towards the user.
hidden
The back face is hidden, effectively making the element invisible when turned away from the user.
backface-visibility =Examples Cube with transparent and opaque faces
visible |
hidden
This example shows a cube with transparent faces, and one with opaque faces.
HTML<table>
<tr>
<th><code>backface-visibility: visible;</code></th>
<th><code>backface-visibility: hidden;</code></th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<div class="container">
<div class="cube show-bf">
<div class="face front">1</div>
<div class="face back">2</div>
<div class="face right">3</div>
<div class="face left">4</div>
<div class="face top">5</div>
<div class="face bottom">6</div>
</div>
</div>
<p>
Since all faces are partially transparent, the back faces (2, 4, 5) are
visible through the front faces (1, 3, 6).
</p>
</td>
<td>
<div class="container">
<div class="cube hide-bf">
<div class="face front">1</div>
<div class="face back">2</div>
<div class="face right">3</div>
<div class="face left">4</div>
<div class="face top">5</div>
<div class="face bottom">6</div>
</div>
</div>
<p>The three back faces (2, 4, 5) are hidden.</p>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
CSS
/* Classes that will show or hide the
three back faces of the "cube" */
.show-bf div {
backface-visibility: visible;
}
.hide-bf div {
backface-visibility: hidden;
}
/* Define the container div, the cube div, and a generic face */
.container {
width: 150px;
height: 150px;
margin: 75px 0 0 75px;
border: none;
}
.cube {
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
perspective: 550px;
perspective-origin: 150% 150%;
transform-style: preserve-3d;
}
.face {
display: block;
position: absolute;
width: 100px;
height: 100px;
border: none;
line-height: 100px;
font-family: sans-serif;
font-size: 60px;
color: white;
text-align: center;
}
/* Define each face based on direction */
.front {
background: rgb(0 0 0 / 30%);
transform: translateZ(50px);
}
.back {
background: lime;
color: black;
transform: rotateY(180deg) translateZ(50px);
}
.right {
background: rgb(196 0 0 / 70%);
transform: rotateY(90deg) translateZ(50px);
}
.left {
background: rgb(0 0 196 / 70%);
transform: rotateY(-90deg) translateZ(50px);
}
.top {
background: rgb(196 196 0 / 70%);
transform: rotateX(90deg) translateZ(50px);
}
.bottom {
background: rgb(196 0 196 / 70%);
transform: rotateX(-90deg) translateZ(50px);
}
/* Make the table a little nicer */
th,
p,
td {
background-color: #eeeeee;
margin: 0px;
padding: 6px;
font-family: sans-serif;
text-align: left;
}
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