Remove applied CSS transformation

Question

I have applied -webkit-transform:rotateY(180deg); to flip an image. I am applying -webkit-transform:rotateY(0deg); to rotate it back to original position. Now I have some other classes to be applied, but when I check in Chrome Inspect Element I can see that rotateY(0) is still there which should be completely removed.

How can I remove the animation completely from an Element?

.transition
{
  -webkit-transform:rotateY(180deg);
  transform:rotateY(180deg);
}

.notransition {
  -webkit-transform:rotateY(0deg);
  transform:rotateY(0deg);
}

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Mark · Answer 1 · 2015-08-16T10:40:42.097

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just do this:

.transition {
  -webkit-transform: rotateY(180deg);
  transform: rotateY(180deg);
}

.notransition {
  -webkit-transform: none;
  transform: none;
}

none seems to be the default value

edited Aug 16 '15 at 10:40

answered May 13 '13 at 08:38

Mark

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But what if I added both rotation and translation and would like to remove only one of them? E.g. I want to remove only rotation. Should I compute the undo value for the rotation and apply it in css then or is there a different way to achieve this? – hellouworld Feb 25 '20 at 10:49
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transform accepts comma separated values, the order you specify both properties, is also the order you disable the properties. `.transition { transform: rotateY(180deg), rotateX(180deg); }` `.notransition { transform: none, rotateX(180deg); }` – Mark Feb 26 '20 at 13:17
Very important and useful. Thank you. Could you, please, provide a source which taught you this? – hellouworld Feb 26 '20 at 13:41
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I correct my previous comment, it's not comma separated, it's space separated, background properties are comma separated. More info: here you go: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/transform – Mark Feb 26 '20 at 15:46

score 9 · Answer 2 · edited Mar 11 '22 at 09:50

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.transition {
    -webkit-transform:rotateY(180deg);
    transform:rotateY(180deg);
}

.notransition {
    -webkit-transform:unset;
    transform:unset;
}

edited Mar 11 '22 at 09:50

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answered May 17 '16 at 07:00

Vikram Singh Katewa

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Before answer the question, kindly check wtih the other answers. Don't post duplicate answers. – Suresh Ponnukalai May 17 '16 at 07:03
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i have checked other answer and find incorrect because none is not working with transform, so before comment check all answer. – Vikram Singh Katewa May 19 '16 at 07:06
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not sure why you have the downvote, but the 'unset' works for me – sawe Jan 23 '17 at 10:56
none is the default keyword: please refer to https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/transform – Mark Aug 10 '20 at 14:17

luiscla27 · Answer 3 · 2022-02-28T00:08:43.803

In my case i needed a way to override an inline transform that was being setted by third party component and i didn't want it to remove it manually.

According to Mozilla documentation, you can only transform elements:

Only transformable elements can be transformed. That is, all elements whose layout is governed by the CSS box model except for: non-replaced inline boxes, table-column boxes, and table-column-group boxes.

So, you can disable transform by just modifing display to a non-element one, I changed it to display:inline so the transform stops working:

.transition {
    -webkit-transform:rotateY(180deg);
    transform:rotateY(180deg);
}
    
.notransition {
    display: inline;
}

Of course this will mess up with animation, however it's usefull when you are working with responsive CSS:

// small resolution / animation will stop working, and element will expand to the whole screen
.transition {
    -webkit-transform:rotateY(180deg);
    transform:rotateY(180deg);
}

.notransition {
    display: inline;
    position: fixed;
    width: 100vw;
    height: 100vh;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
}

// medium resolution / animation works
@media print, screen and (min-width: 40em) {
    .notransition {
       -webkit-transform:unset;
        transform:unset;
    }
}

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