transform-style

This is an experimental technology
Because this technology's specification has not stabilized, check the compatibility table for usage in various browsers. Also note that the syntax and behavior of an experimental technology is subject to change in future versions of browsers as the specification changes.

Summary

The transform-style CSS property determines if the children of the element are positioned in the 3D-space or are flattened in the plane of the element.

If flattened, the children will not exist on their own in the 3D-space.

As this property is not inherited, it must be set for all non-leaf descendants of the element.

Initial value	`flat`
Applies to	transformable elements
Inherited	no
Media	visual
Computed value	as specified
Animatable	no
Canonical order	the unique non-ambiguous order defined by the formal grammar
Creates stacking context	yes

Syntax

/* Keyword values */
transform-style: preserve-3d;
transform-style: flat;

/* Global values */
transform-style: inherit;
transform-style: initial;
transform-style: unset;

Values

preserve-3d: Indicates that the children of the element should be positioned in the 3D-space.
flat: Indicates that the children of the element are lying in the plane of the element itself.

Formal syntax

flat | preserve-3d

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
CSS Transforms Level 1 The definition of 'transform-style' in that specification.	Working Draft	Initial definition

Feature	Chrome	Firefox (Gecko)	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari (WebKit)
Basic support	12-webkit	10 (10)-moz 16 (16)	No support	15-webkit	(Yes)-webkit

Feature	Android	Firefox Mobile (Gecko)	IE Phone	Opera Mobile	Safari Mobile
Basic support	3.0-webkit	10.0 (10)-moz 16.0 (16)	No support	(Yes)-webkit	(Yes)-webkit

transform-style

Summary

Syntax

Values

Formal syntax

Specifications

Browser compatibility

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