translateY()

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

Note: translateY(ty) is equivalent to translate(0, ty) or translate3d(0, ty, 0).

Syntax

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

Values

<length-percentage>
The value is a <length> or <percentage> representing the ordinate of the translating vector. A percentage value refers to the height 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.

10001t001 10001t001 1000010t00100001
[1 0 0 1 0 t]

Formal syntax

translateY(<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: translateY(10px);
  background-color: pink;
}

Result

Specifications

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

Browser compatibility

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

See also