CSS translateX() Function

Last Updated : 07 Jun, 2023

The translateX() function is an inbuilt function which is used to reposition the element along the horizontal axis.

Syntax:

translateX( t )

Parameters: This function accepts single parameter t which holds the length of translation corresponding to x-axis. Below examples illustrate the translateX() function in CSS:

Example 1:

html

<!DOCTYPE html> 
<html> 
  
<head> 
    <title> 
      CSS translateX() function 
  </title> 
    <style> 
        body { 
            text-align: center; 
        } 
          
        h1 { 
            color: green; 
        } 
          
        .translateX_image { 
            transform: translateX(100px); 
        } 
    </style> 
</head> 
  
<body> 
    <h1>GeeksforGeeks</h1> 
    <h2>CSS translateX() function</h2> 
  
    <h4>Original Image</h4> 
    <img src= 
"https://media.geeksforgeeks.org/wp-content/cdn-uploads/20190710102234/download3.png"
         alt="GeeksforGeeks logo"> 
    <br> 
  
    <h4>Translated image</h4> 
    <img class="translateX_image" 
         src= 
"https://media.geeksforgeeks.org/wp-content/cdn-uploads/20190710102234/download3.png"
         alt="GeeksforGeeks logo"> 
</body> 
  
</html> 

Output:

Example 2:

html

<!DOCTYPE html> 
<html> 
  
<head> 
    <title> 
      CSS translateX() function 
  </title> 
    <style> 
        body { 
            text-align: center; 
        } 
          
        h1 { 
            color: green; 
        } 
          
        .GFG { 
            font-size: 35px; 
            font-weight: bold; 
            color: green; 
        } 
          
        .geeks { 
            transform: translateX(100px); 
        } 
    </style> 
</head> 
  
<body> 
    <h1>GeeksforGeeks</h1> 
    <h2> 
      CSS translateX() function 
  </h2> 
  
    <h4>Original Element</h4> 
    <div class="GFG"> 
      Welcome to GeeksforGeeks 
  </div> 
  
    <h4>Translated Element</h4> 
    <div class="GFG geeks"> 
      Welcome to GeeksforGeeks 
  </div> 
</body> 
  
</html> 