CSS transforms are a powerful tool for changing the appearance of elements on a web page without editing the HTML source code. They allow you to resize, rotate, tilt, and move objects to create impressive animations and interactive designs.
Scale
This property changes the size of an element by enlarging or reducing it proportionally. You can apply scaling evenly or separately horizontally or vertically. For example, doubling an element makes it twice as big, and halving it makes it half as big.
Rotate
Rotating elements allows you to change their angle from the center. Angles are measured in degrees: positive values are rotated clockwise, and negative values are rotated in the opposite direction. This is useful for creating effects, such as when a button or image changes position when you move the cursor over it.
Skew
This property changes the shape of an element to make it a parallelogram. You can use it to create a dynamic look for elements or to add custom perspective effects. Skew can be applied separately along the horizontal or vertical axis, reshaping an element without changing its size.
Combining transformations
CSS allows you to combine several transformations at once. For example, you can rotate, enlarge, and tilt an element at the same time. Such effects are often used in web design to create animations, menus, or interactive elements.
Using CSS transforms helps to make the interface more modern, interactive, and user-friendly.