CSS Button Flip Animation

This tutorial will help user to bring flip animation effect for button click. CSS animations are a lot of fun. This tutorial will covers vertical, horizontal and folding button flip animation using css3.

Common CSS for all button flip animation

.buttonHolder{ 	width: 100px; 	height: 40px; 	position: relative; 	margin: 0 auto 40px; 	-webkit-perspective: 800px; 	-moz-perspective: 800px; 	-o-perspective: 800px; 	perspective: 800px; }

Vertical Button Flip Animation

HTML

<div class="buttonHolder">     <div class="vButtonFlipper">         <!-- Standard button --> 	<a type="button" class="btn btn-default button1">Default</a> 	<!-- Indicates a successful or positive action --> 	<a type="button" class="btn btn-success button2">Success</a>     </div> </div>

CSS

.vButtonFlipper { 	-webkit-transition: -webkit-transform 1s; 	-moz-transition: -moz-transform 1s; 	-o-transition: -o-transform 1s; 	transition: transform 1s; 	-webkit-transform-style: preserve-3d; 	-moz-transform-style: preserve-3d; 	-o-transform-style: preserve-3d; 	transform-style: preserve-3d; 	height: 100%; } .vButtonFlipper.flipped { 	position: absolute; 	   width: 100%;   -webkit-transform: rotateX( -180deg );      -moz-transform: rotateX( -180deg );        -o-transform: rotateX( -180deg );           transform: rotateX( -180deg ); } .vButtonFlipper a {     -webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;     -moz-backface-visibility: hidden;     -ms-backface-visibility: hidden;     backface-visibility: hidden; 	width: 100%;     height: 100%;     position: absolute;     -webkit-transition: -webkit-transform 1s;     -moz-transition: -moz-transform 1s;     -o-transition: -o-transform 1s;     transition: transform 1s;     -webkit-transform-style: preserve-3d;     -moz-transform-style: preserve-3d;     -o-transform-style: preserve-3d;     transform-style: preserve-3d; } .vButtonFlipper .button2 {   -webkit-transform: rotateX( 180deg );      -moz-transform: rotateX( 180deg );        -o-transform: rotateX( 180deg );           transform: rotateX( 180deg ); }

JavaScript

$( document ).ready(function() { 	$( ".vButtonFlipper" ).click(function() { 	  $( this ).toggleClass( "flipped" ); 	}); });

Horizontal Button Flip Animation

HTML

<div class="buttonHolder">     <div class="hButtonFlipper">         <!-- Standard button --> 	<a type="button" class="btn btn-default button1">Default</a> 	<!-- Indicates a successful or positive action --> 	<a type="button" class="btn btn-success button2">Success</a>     </div> </div>

CSS

.hButtonFlipper { 	-webkit-transition: -webkit-transform 1s; 	-moz-transition: -moz-transform 1s; 	-o-transition: -o-transform 1s; 	transition: transform 1s; 	-webkit-transform-style: preserve-3d; 	-moz-transform-style: preserve-3d; 	-o-transform-style: preserve-3d; 	transform-style: preserve-3d; 	height: 100%; } .hButtonFlipper.flipped { 	position: absolute; 	   width: 100%;   -webkit-transform: rotateY( 180deg );      -moz-transform: rotateY( 180deg );        -o-transform: rotateY( 180deg );           transform: rotateY( 180deg ); } .hButtonFlipper a {     -webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;     -moz-backface-visibility: hidden;     -ms-backface-visibility: hidden;     backface-visibility: hidden; 	width: 100%;     height: 100%;     position: absolute;     -webkit-transition: -webkit-transform 1s;     -moz-transition: -moz-transform 1s;     -o-transition: -o-transform 1s;     transition: transform 1s;     -webkit-transform-style: preserve-3d;     -moz-transform-style: preserve-3d;     -o-transform-style: preserve-3d;     transform-style: preserve-3d; } .hButtonFlipper .button2 {   -webkit-transform: rotateY( 180deg );      -moz-transform: rotateY( 180deg );        -o-transform: rotateY( 180deg );           transform: rotateY( 180deg ); }

JavaScript

$( document ).ready(function() { 	$( ".hButtonFlipper" ).click(function() { 	  $( this ).toggleClass( "flipped" ); 	}); });

Vertical Button Folding Animation

HTML

<div class="buttonHolder">     <div class="foldingButton">         <!-- Standard button --> 	<a type="button" class="btn btn-default button1">Default</a> 	<!-- Indicates a successful or positive action --> 	<a type="button" class="btn btn-success button2">Success</a>     </div> </div>

CSS

.foldingButton { 	-webkit-transition: -webkit-transform 1s; 	-moz-transition: -moz-transform 1s; 	-o-transition: -o-transform 1s; 	transition: transform 1s; 	-webkit-transform-style: preserve-3d; 	-moz-transform-style: preserve-3d; 	-o-transform-style: preserve-3d; 	transform-style: preserve-3d; 	height: 100%; } .foldingButton.fold { 	position: absolute; 	   width: 100%;   -webkit-transform: rotateX( 90deg );      -moz-transform: rotateX( 90deg );        -o-transform: rotateX( 90deg );           transform: rotateX( 90deg ); } .foldingButton a {     -webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;     -moz-backface-visibility: hidden;     -ms-backface-visibility: hidden;     backface-visibility: hidden; 	width: 100%;     height: 100%;     position: absolute;     -webkit-transition: -webkit-transform 1s;     -moz-transition: -moz-transform 1s;     -o-transition: -o-transform 1s;     transition: transform 1s;     -webkit-transform-style: preserve-3d;     -moz-transform-style: preserve-3d;     -o-transform-style: preserve-3d;     transform-style: preserve-3d; } .foldingButton .button2 {   -webkit-transform: rotateX( -90deg );      -moz-transform: rotateX( -90deg );        -o-transform: rotateX( -90deg );           transform: rotateX( -90deg ); }

JavaScript

$( document ).ready(function() { 	$( ".foldingButton" ).click(function() { 	  $( this ).toggleClass( "fold" ); 	}); });

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