translate()

The translate() CSS function moves the position of the element on the plane. This transformation is characterized by a vector whose coordinates define how much it moves in each direction.

Syntax

translate(tx)       or
translate(tx, ty)

Values

tx

Is a <length> representing the abscissa of the translating vector.

ty

Is a <length> representing the ordinate of the translating vector. If unspecified, it will equal 0 : translate(2) means translate(2, 0).

Cartesian coordinates on ℝ2	Homogeneous coordinates on ℝℙ2	Cartesian coordinates on ℝ3	Homogeneous coordinates on ℝℙ3
A translation is not a linear transform in ℝ2 and cannot be represented using a matrix in the cartesian coordinates system.	$\left(\begin{array}{cc}10& tx\\ 01& ty\\ 0& 0& 1\end{array}\right)$	$\left(\begin{array}{cc}10& tx\\ 01& ty\\ 0& 0& 1\end{array}\right)$	$\left(\begin{array}{ccc}10& 0& tx\\ 01& 0& ty\\ 0& 0& 1& 0\\ 0& 0& 0& 1\end{array}\right)$
	[1 0 0 1 tx ty]

Examples

Using a single axis translation

HTML

<p>foo</p>
<p class="transformed">bar</p>
<p>foo</p>

CSS

p { 
  width: 50px;
  height: 50px;
  background-color: teal;
}

.transformed {
  transform: translate(10px);
  /* equivalent to translateX(10px)*/
  background-color: blue;
}

Result

Combining y-axis and x-axis translation

HTML

<p>foo</p>
<p class="transformed">bar</p>
<p>foo</p>

CSS

p { 
  width: 50px;
  height: 50px;
  background-color: teal;
}

.transformed {
  transform: translate(10px,10px);
  background-color: blue;
}

Result