HTML DOM Style transformOrigin Property


The HTML DOM style transformOrigin property returns and apply a 2D or 3D transformation to an element in an HTML document.

Syntax

Following is the syntax −

  • Returning transformOrigin

object.style.transformOrigin
  • Modifying transformOrigin

object.style.transformOrigin = “value”

Values

Here, value can be −

ValueExplanation
inheritIt inherits this property value from its parent element.
initialIt set this property value to its default value.
x-axis y-axis z-axisIt sets where the view is placed along x-axis, y-axis and z-axis respectively.

Example

Let us see an example of HTML DOM style transformOrigin property −

 Live Demo

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
   body {
      color: #000;
      background: lightblue;
      height: 100vh;
      text-align: center;
   }
   .box {
      background: lightcoral;
      width: 200px;
      height: 200px;
      margin: 2rem auto;
   }
   .btn {
      background: #db133a;
      border: none;
      height: 2rem;
      border-radius: 2px;
      width: 40%;
      display: block;
      color: #fff;
      outline: none;
      cursor: pointer;
      margin: 1rem auto;
   }
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h1>DOM Style transformOrigin Property Example</h1>
<div class="box">
</div>
<button onclick="add()" class="btn">Change transformOrigin</button>
<script>
   function add() {
      document.querySelector('.box').style.transform = "translate(10px,10px) rotate(10deg)";
      document.querySelector('.box').style.transformOrigin = "0 0";
   }
</script>
</body>
</html>

Output

This will produce the following output −

Click on “Change transformOrigin” button to change the origin of transformation for red box.

Updated on: 01-Jul-2020

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