translateX()

The translateX() CSS function repositions an element horizontally on the 2D plane. Its result is a <transform-function> data type.

Note: translateX(tx) is equivalent to translate(tx, 0) or translate3d(tx, 0, 0).

Syntax

/* <length-percentage> values */
transform: translateX(200px);
transform: translateX(50%);

Values

<length-percentage>: Is a <length> or <percentage> representing the abscissa of the translating vector. A percentage value refers to the width of the reference box defined by the transform-box property.

Cartesian coordinates on ℝ²	Homogeneous coordinates on ℝℙ²	Cartesian coordinates on ℝ³	Homogeneous coordinates on ℝℙ³
A translation is not a linear transformation in ℝ² and can't be represented using a Cartesian-coordinate matrix.	$(\begin{matrix} 1 & 0 & t \\ 0 & 1 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 1 \end{matrix})$	$(\begin{matrix} 1 & 0 & t \\ 0 & 1 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 1 \end{matrix})$	$(\begin{matrix} 1 & 0 & 0 & t \\ 0 & 1 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 1 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 0 & 1 \end{matrix})$
	`[1 0 0 1 t 0]`

Formal syntax

translateX(<length-percentage>)

Examples

HTML

<div>Static</div>
<div class="moved">Moved</div>
<div>Static</div>

CSS

div { 
  width: 60px;
  height: 60px;
  background-color: skyblue;
}

.moved {
  transform: translateX(10px); /* Equal to translate(10px) */
  background-color: pink;
}

Result

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
CSS Transforms Level 1 The definition of 'translateX()' in that specification.	Working Draft	Initial definition

Browser compatibility

Please see the <transform-function> data type for compatibility info.