HTML DOM Style perspectiveOrigin Property
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Style perspectiveOrigin Property

❮ Style Object

Example

Set a 3D element's base placement:

document.getElementById("myDIV").style.perspectiveOrigin = "10px 50%";
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Definition and Usage

The perspectiveOrigin property defines where a 3D element is based in the x- and the y-axis. This property allows you to change the bottom position of 3D elements.

When defining the perspectiveOrigin property for an element, it is the CHILD elements that are positioned, NOT the element itself.

Note: This property must be used together with the perspective property, and only affects 3D transformed elements!


Browser Support

The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the property.

Property
perspectiveOrigin 36.0 10.0 16.0 6.1 23.0

Note: Old Chrome, Safari, and Opera support an alternative, the WebkitPerspectiveOrigin property.



Syntax

Return the perspectiveOrigin property:

object.style.perspectiveOrigin

Set the perspectiveOrigin property:

object.style.perspectiveOrigin = "x-axis y-axis|initial|inherit"

Property Values

Value Description
x-axis Defining where the view is placed at the x-axis

Possible values:

  • left
  • center
  • right
  • length
  • %

Default value: 50%

y-axis Defining where the view is placed at the y-axis

Possible values:

  • top
  • center
  • bottom
  • length
  • %

Default value: 50%

initial Sets this property to its default value. Read about initial
inherit Inherits this property from its parent element. Read about inherit

Technical Details

Default Value: 50% 50%
Return Value: A String, representing the perspective-origin property of an element
CSS Version CSS3

Related Pages

JavaScript Style Object: perspective property

CSS reference: perspective-origin property


❮ Style Object