Revision 1131059 of rotateZ()

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<p>The <strong><code>rotateZ()</code></strong> CSS function defines a transformation that moves the element around the z-axis without deforming it. The amount of movement is defined by the specified angle; if positive, the movement will be clockwise, if negative, it will be counter-clockwise.</p>

<p>The axis of rotation passes by the origin, defined by {{ cssxref("transform-origin") }} CSS property.</p>

<p><code>rotateZ(a)</code>is a shorthand for <code>rotate3D(0, 0, 1, a)</code>.</p>

<div class="note">In opposition to rotations in the plane, the composition of 3D rotations is usually not commutative; it means that the order in which the rotations are applied is crucial.</div>

<h2 id="Syntax">Syntax</h2>

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rotateZ(<em>a</em>)
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<h2 id="Values">Values</h2>

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 <dt><em>a</em></dt>
 <dd>Is an {{ cssxref("&lt;angle&gt;") }} representing the angle of the rotation. A positive angle denotes a clockwise rotation, a negative angle a counter-clockwise one.</dd>
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   <th scope="col">Cartesian coordinates on ℝ<sup>2</sup></th>
   <th scope="col">Homogeneous coordinates on ℝℙ<sup>2</sup></th>
   <th scope="col">Cartesian coordinates on ℝ<sup>3</sup></th>
   <th scope="col">Homogeneous coordinates on ℝℙ<sup>3</sup></th>
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   <td colspan="2" rowspan="2">This transform applies to the 3D space and cannot be represented on the plane.</td>
   <td colspan="1" rowspan="2"><math> <mfenced><mtable><mtr><mtd>cos(a)</mtd><mtd>-sin(a)</mtd><mtd>0</mtd></mtr><mtr><mtd>sin(a)</mtd><mtd>cos(a)</mtd><mtd>0</mtd></mtr><mtr><mtd>0</mtd><mtd>0</mtd><mtd>1</mtd></mtr></mtable> </mfenced> </math></td>
   <td colspan="1" rowspan="2"><math><mfenced><mtable><mtr><mtd>cos(a)</mtd><mtd>-sin(a)</mtd><mtd>0</mtd><mtd>0</mtd></mtr><mtr><mtd>sin(a)</mtd><mtd>cos(a)</mtd><mtd>0</mtd><mtd>0</mtd></mtr><mtr><mtd>0</mtd><mtd>01</mtd><mtd>0</mtd></mtr><mtr><mtd>0</mtd><mtd>0</mtd><mtd>0</mtd><mtd>1</mtd></mtr></mtable> </mfenced> </math></td>
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<h2 id="Examples">Examples</h2>

<h3 id="HTML">HTML</h3>

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&lt;p&gt;foo&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="transformed"&gt;bar&lt;/p&gt;</pre>

<h3 id="CSS">CSS</h3>

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

.transformed{
  transform: rotateZ(45deg);
  background-color: blue;
}
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<h3 id="Result">Result</h3>

<p>{{EmbedLiveSample("Examples","100%","200")}}</p>