CSS rotation

Obsolete

The rotation and rotation-point properties were proposed in early drafts of the CSS Basic Box Model Level 3, but have since been abandoned and removed from the specification.

To perform rotations in CSS, use the transform property instead (and its associated properties like transform-origin).

The CSS rotation property was intended to rotate an HTML element around a rotation-point.

Syntax

Possible Values

<angle>: Specifies the angle that the element should rotate counterclockwise around the point given by rotation-point.

In addition, all CSS properties also accept the following CSS-wide keyword values as the sole component of their property value:

initial: Represents the value specified as the property's initial value.
inherit: Represents the computed value of the property on the element's parent.
unset: This value acts as either inherit or initial, depending on whether the property is inherited or not. In other words, it sets all properties to their parent value if they are inheritable or to their initial value if not inheritable.

Basic Property Information

Initial Value: 0
Applies To: This property applies only to block-level elements, inline-table and inline-block
Inherited?: No
Media: Visual
Computed Value: For the <length> the absolute value, otherwise a percentage.

Example Code

Browser Support

Browser support for CSS properties can vary, particularly for newer or experimental features. Check current browser compatibility before using a property in production, especially when supporting older browsers.

Initial Value

CSS properties have an initial value that applies when the property has not been explicitly set. The initial value is different from the value inherited from a parent element and may vary between properties.

Inheritance

Some CSS properties inherit their computed value from their parent element by default, while others do not. The inherit, initial, unset, and revert keywords can also be used to control how a property gets its value.

Vendor Prefixes

Most modern CSS properties use the standard, unprefixed syntax. Vendor-prefixed properties such as -webkit- are mainly relevant to older browser versions or specific features and should only be used when required by your browser support targets.