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preserve‑3d Tester

Explore how transform-style: preserve-3d works in CSS 3D nesting.

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Toggle between preserve-3d and flat to see the difference.

Frequently Asked Questions

It tells the browser that the children of an element should be positioned in 3D space, not flattened into the plane of the element. Without it (flat), all children appear as if projected onto the parent's 2D surface.

Use it when building 3D carousels, cubes, flip cards with depth, or any nested 3D transformations that require true spatial relationships. It's essential for realistic 3D scenes built with CSS.

Yes, slightly. It forces the browser to maintain 3D rendering context, which can be more GPU/CPU intensive. Use it only when needed and avoid deeply nested 3D contexts. Adding will-change: transform on the parent can help.

Check that the parent has a perspective property set (usually on an ancestor) and that the element itself has transform-style: preserve-3d. Also ensure that all intermediate ancestors don't reset the 3D context.

It is widely supported in all modern browsers, including Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge. IE11 has partial support. Always test across browsers, especially for complex nesting.
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