Independent transforms without the shorthand
transform was one shorthand. To change only rotation you had to repeat translate and scale. Now translate, rotate, and scale are separate properties you can animate on their own.
2 translate: 10px 0;
3 rotate: 45deg;
4 scale: 1.2;
5}
6.icon:hover {
7 rotate: 90deg;
8}
2 transform: translateX(10px) rotate(45deg) scale(1.2);
3}
4.icon:hover {
5 transform: translateX(10px) rotate(90deg) scale(1.2);
6 /* must repeat translate and scale */
Browser Support for Individual transforms
This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It has been available across browsers since 2022.
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Change one, keep the rest
Update only rotate or scale. No copying the whole transform string.
Easier animation
Animate translate and rotate in different keyframes or with different timing.
Same order
translate, rotate, scale always apply in that order. No shorthand order gotchas.
How it works
With transform: translateX(10px) rotate(45deg) scale(1.2), changing just the angle on hover meant repeating the whole list. Easy to get out of sync or miss a value.
The individual properties translate, rotate, and scale do the same thing but live on their own. You can set or animate any one without touching the others. They still combine into one transform in a fixed order: translate, then rotate, then scale.