CSS Transforms Module

E83538

CSS module W3C specification

The CSS Transforms Module is a W3C specification that defines how elements can be visually transformed in two- and three-dimensional space using operations like translate, rotate, scale, and skew in CSS.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
CSS Transforms Module canonical	4
CSS Transforms Module Level 1	2
CSS Transforms	1
CSS Transforms Level 2 and beyond	1
CSS transforms	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T679958 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: CSS Transforms Module
Context triple: [W3C CSS Working Group, standardizes, CSS Transforms Module]

A. CSS
CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) is a style sheet language used to control the presentation and layout of web pages written in HTML or XML.
B. Cascading Style Sheets: Designing for the Web
"Cascading Style Sheets: Designing for the Web" is a foundational book that explains the principles, syntax, and practical use of CSS for creating well-structured, visually consistent web pages.
C. ECMA-334
ECMA-334 is the ECMA International standard that formally defines the C# programming language specification.
D. HTML Living Standard
The HTML Living Standard is the continuously updated, authoritative specification for the HTML language maintained by the WHATWG to define how web content is structured and behaves across browsers.
E. DOM
The Document Object Model (DOM) is a platform- and language-neutral interface that represents structured documents like HTML and XML as a tree of objects, enabling programs and scripts to dynamically access and update their content and structure.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: CSS Transforms Module
Target entity description: The CSS Transforms Module is a W3C specification that defines how elements can be visually transformed in two- and three-dimensional space using operations like translate, rotate, scale, and skew in CSS.

A. CSS
CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) is a style sheet language used to control the presentation and layout of web pages written in HTML or XML.
B. Cascading Style Sheets: Designing for the Web
"Cascading Style Sheets: Designing for the Web" is a foundational book that explains the principles, syntax, and practical use of CSS for creating well-structured, visually consistent web pages.
C. ECMA-334
ECMA-334 is the ECMA International standard that formally defines the C# programming language specification.
D. HTML Living Standard
The HTML Living Standard is the continuously updated, authoritative specification for the HTML language maintained by the WHATWG to define how web content is structured and behaves across browsers.
E. DOM
The Document Object Model (DOM) is a platform- and language-neutral interface that represents structured documents like HTML and XML as a tree of objects, enabling programs and scripts to dynamically access and update their content and structure.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	CSS module ⓘ W3C specification ⓘ
defines	2D transforms in CSS ⓘ 3D rendering context for transformed elements ⓘ 3D transforms in CSS ⓘ backface-visibility property ⓘ composition of multiple transforms ⓘ how transforms affect hit testing ⓘ how transforms interact with CSS animations ⓘ how transforms interact with CSS layout ⓘ how transforms interact with CSS transitions ⓘ matrix() transform function ⓘ matrix3d() transform function ⓘ none keyword for transforms ⓘ perspective property ⓘ perspective-origin property ⓘ rotate() transform function ⓘ rotate3d() transform function ⓘ rotateX() transform function ⓘ rotateY() transform function ⓘ rotateZ() transform function ⓘ scale() transform function ⓘ scale3d() transform function ⓘ scaleX() transform function ⓘ scaleY() transform function ⓘ scaleZ() transform function ⓘ skew() transform function ⓘ skewX() transform function ⓘ skewY() transform function ⓘ transform functions in CSS ⓘ transform lists ⓘ transform property ⓘ transform reference box ⓘ transform-origin property ⓘ transform-style property ⓘ translate() transform function ⓘ translate3d() transform function ⓘ translateX() transform function ⓘ translateY() transform function ⓘ translateZ() transform function ⓘ
partOf	Cascading Style Sheets ⓘ linked to: CSS
publishedBy	World Wide Web Consortium ⓘ
standardizes	behavior of transformed elements across user agents ⓘ syntax for CSS transform functions ⓘ
usedFor	rotating elements in CSS ⓘ scaling elements in CSS ⓘ skewing elements in CSS ⓘ translating elements in CSS ⓘ visually transforming elements in three-dimensional space ⓘ visually transforming elements in two-dimensional space ⓘ

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Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

W3C CSS Working Group → standardizes → CSS Transforms Module ⓘ

CSS Positioning Module → relatedTo → CSS Transforms Module ⓘ

CSS Animations Module → relatedTo → CSS Transforms Module ⓘ

CSS Level 3 modules → includesModule → CSS Transforms Module Level 1 ⓘ