CSS backface-visibility Property
Example
div {
position: relative;
height: 100px;
width: 100px;
background-color: red;
transform: rotateY(180deg);
}
#div1 {
-webkit-backface-visibility: visible; /* Safari */
backface-visibility: visible;
}
#div2 {
-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden; /* Safari */
backface-visibility: hidden;
}Hello World!
Meaning
The backface-visibility property is used to indicate whether the backside of an element is visible if the element is rotated to display the back.
| Default value: | visible |
| Inherited: | No |
| Animatable: | No |
| Version: | CSS3 |
| JavaScript syntax: | |
Standard Syntax
backface-visibility: visible|hidden|initial|inherit|revert|revert-layer|unset;Browser Support
The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the property.
Status
Property Values
The following table describes the values of this property.
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| visible | The back face is visible when turned towards the user. |
| hidden | The back face is hidden, effectively making the element invisible when turned away from the user. |
| initial | Sets this property to its default value. |
| inherit | If specified, the associated element takes the computed value of its parent element animation-delay property. |
| revert | Reverts the cascaded value of the property from its current value to the value the property |
| revert-layer | Rollback styles to the ones specified in previous cascade layers. |
| unset | Resets a property to its inherited value if the property naturally inherits from its parent, and to its initial value if not. |
Default CSS Property Values
selectors {
backface-visibility: visible;
}