Modern CSS Transform Effects

2D and 3D transforms - tilts, cubes, perspective and chained motion - driven only by hover and keyframes.

13D Rotating Cube

A spinning six-sided cube; give the element six children for the faces and set --fx-size if needed. Class: fx-3d-rotating-cube

<div class="d-flex flex-wrap align-items-center justify-content-center gap-3 p-3 h-100" style="min-height:200px">
  <div class="fx-3d-rotating-cube" aria-hidden="true">
    <div>
      <i class="bi bi-box-fill" aria-hidden="true"></i>
    </div>
    <div>
      <i class="bi bi-gem" aria-hidden="true"></i>
    </div>
    <div>
      <i class="bi bi-star-fill" aria-hidden="true"></i>
    </div>
    <div>
      <i class="bi bi-heart-fill" aria-hidden="true"></i>
    </div>
    <div>
      <i class="bi bi-trophy-fill" aria-hidden="true"></i>
    </div>
    <div>
      <i class="bi bi-bell-fill" aria-hidden="true"></i>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>

/* CSS (already in assets/css/effects.css) */
.fx-3d-rotating-cube {
  --fx-half: calc(var(--fx-size, 6rem) / 2);
  position: relative; width: var(--fx-size, 6rem); height: var(--fx-size, 6rem);
  transform-style: preserve-3d;
  animation: fx-3d-rotating-cube-spin 12s linear infinite;
}
.fx-3d-rotating-cube:hover { animation-play-state: paused; }
.fx-3d-rotating-cube > * {
  position: absolute; inset: 0; display: grid; place-items: center; font-size: 1.6rem;
  color: var(--wt-on-primary, #fff); border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .35);
  background: rgba(var(--wt-primary-rgb), .88);
}
.fx-3d-rotating-cube > :nth-child(1) { transform: translateZ(var(--fx-half)); }
.fx-3d-rotating-cube > :nth-child(2) { transform: rotateY(180deg) translateZ(var(--fx-half)); background: rgba(var(--wt-secondary-rgb), .88); }
.fx-3d-rotating-cube > :nth-child(3) { transform: rotateY(90deg) translateZ(var(--fx-half)); background: rgba(var(--wt-accent-rgb), .88); }
.fx-3d-rotating-cube > :nth-child(4) { transform: rotateY(-90deg) translateZ(var(--fx-half)); background: rgba(var(--wt-secondary-rgb), .88); }
.fx-3d-rotating-cube > :nth-child(5) { transform: rotateX(90deg) translateZ(var(--fx-half)); background: rgba(var(--wt-accent-rgb), .88); }
.fx-3d-rotating-cube > :nth-child(6) { transform: rotateX(-90deg) translateZ(var(--fx-half)); }
@keyframes fx-3d-rotating-cube-spin {
  from { transform: perspective(700px) rotateX(-22deg) rotateY(0deg); }
  to { transform: perspective(700px) rotateX(-22deg) rotateY(360deg); }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .fx-3d-rotating-cube, .fx-3d-rotating-cube::before, .fx-3d-rotating-cube::after, .fx-3d-rotating-cube *, .fx-3d-rotating-cube *::before, .fx-3d-rotating-cube *::after { animation: none !important; transition: none !important; }
}

2Matrix Transform

Uses a single matrix() to scale, skew and lift a tile at once on hover. Class: fx-matrix-transform

Personal training

Hover me

<div class="d-flex flex-wrap align-items-center justify-content-center gap-3 p-3 h-100" style="min-height:200px">
  <a href="#" class="fx-matrix-transform d-block text-decoration-none rounded-4 p-4 text-white" style="width:13rem;background:linear-gradient(135deg, var(--wt-primary), var(--wt-secondary))">
  <div class="fs-2">
    <i class="bi bi-bounding-box" aria-hidden="true"></i>
  </div>
  <div class="fw-semibold">
    Personal training
  </div>
  <div class="small opacity-75">
    Hover me
  </div>
  </a>
</div>

/* CSS (already in assets/css/effects.css) */
.fx-matrix-transform { transition: transform .5s cubic-bezier(.34, 1.56, .64, 1), box-shadow .5s; }
.fx-matrix-transform:hover, .fx-matrix-transform:focus-visible { transform: matrix(1.05, -.08, .12, 1.05, 0, -8); box-shadow: 0 20px 30px -16px rgba(var(--wt-primary-rgb), .5); }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .fx-matrix-transform, .fx-matrix-transform::before, .fx-matrix-transform::after, .fx-matrix-transform *, .fx-matrix-transform *::before, .fx-matrix-transform *::after { animation: none !important; transition: none !important; }
}

3Transform Chain

Chains translate, rotate and scale as separate properties with staggered timing for a lively hover. Class: fx-transform-chain

Five stretches for desk workers

$55.39

<div class="d-flex flex-wrap align-items-center justify-content-center gap-3 p-3 h-100" style="min-height:200px">
  <div class="card border-0 shadow-sm fx-transform-chain" style="width:12rem">
    <img src="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1758875569612-94d5e0f1a35f?auto=format&fit=crop&w=1200&h=800&q=70" alt="Card cover" class="card-img-top object-fit-cover" style="height:100px">
    <div class="card-body py-2">
      <h3 class="h6 mb-0">Five stretches for desk workers</h3>
      <p class="small text-body-secondary mb-0">$55.39</p>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>

/* CSS (already in assets/css/effects.css) */
.fx-transform-chain { transition: translate .3s ease, rotate .5s cubic-bezier(.34, 1.56, .64, 1) .08s, scale .4s ease .16s; }
.fx-transform-chain:hover, .fx-transform-chain:focus-visible { translate: 0 -8px; rotate: -3deg; scale: 1.06; }
@supports not (translate: 0) {
  .fx-transform-chain { transition: transform .4s cubic-bezier(.34, 1.56, .64, 1); }
  .fx-transform-chain:hover, .fx-transform-chain:focus-visible { transform: translateY(-8px) rotate(-3deg) scale(1.06); }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .fx-transform-chain, .fx-transform-chain::before, .fx-transform-chain::after, .fx-transform-chain *, .fx-transform-chain *::before, .fx-transform-chain *::after { animation: none !important; transition: none !important; }
}