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transform

Utilities for transforming elements.

ClassStyles
transform-(<custom-property>)
transform: var(<custom-property>);

| | transform-[<value>] |

transform: <value>;

| | transform-none |

transform: none;

| | transform-gpu |

transform: translateZ(0) var(--tw-rotate-x) var(--tw-rotate-y) var(--tw-rotate-z) var(--tw-skew-x) var(--tw-skew-y);

| | transform-cpu |

transform: var(--tw-rotate-x) var(--tw-rotate-y) var(--tw-rotate-z) var(--tw-skew-x) var(--tw-skew-y);

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If your transition performs better when rendered by the GPU instead of the CPU, you can force hardware acceleration by adding the transform-gpu utility:

<div class="scale-150 transform-gpu">  <!-- ... --></div>

Use the transform-cpu utility to force things back to the CPU if you need to undo this conditionally.

Use the transform-none utility to remove all of the transforms on an element at once:

<div class="skew-y-3 md:transform-none">  <!-- ... --></div>

Use the transform-[<value>] syntax to set the transform based on a completely custom value:

<div class="transform-[matrix(1,2,3,4,5,6)] ...">  <!-- ... --></div>

For CSS variables, you can also use the transform-(<custom-property>) syntax:

<div class="transform-(--my-transform) ...">  <!-- ... --></div>

This is just a shorthand for transform-[var(<custom-property>)] that adds the var() function for you automatically.

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