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Transforms

Follow this guide to learn how to add a transform to a website using the transform CSS property!

Setup

Follow these steps to set up a new project for transforms.

1. Click here to go to the Starter project
2. Open the index.html file for editing
3. Add a class attribute to the second <p> element that says “Style this paragraph…”
4. Set the class to be update
5. Find the <style></style> element
6. Create a new ruleset to style the paragraph by its class
   • Use .update as the selector
   • After the selector, add curly brackets ({ and })

At this point, the added code should look something like this:

HTML

<p class="update">Style this paragraph...</p>

CSS

.update {

}

The project should be ready for styling.

Adding a Transform

The cool thing about the transform property is that there are a ton of different possibilities. You can do things like rotate, scale, move, and skew! This guide will only show one of the functions - the skewY function.

1. Open the index.html file for editing, and find the <style></style> element
2. In the .update ruleset (between { and }), create a new property declaration with transform
3. Set the value for the transform property to be skewY(-20deg)

Load up the page, and see the text skew The code in the <style></style> element should look something like this:

.update {
  transform: skewY(-20deg);
}

Try playing around with the different values to see where it leads. Some different functions to try include rotate, scale, translate, and perspective.

Click here for an interactive transform generator tool! This site will allow you play around with the different possibilities, and will give you code to copy and paste at the end.