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title: "The CSS Transform property and individual transforms are additive"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/the-css-transform-property-and-individual-transforms-are-additive-ufiw177e8
source_url: https://polypane.app/blog/the-css-transform-property-and-individual-transforms-are-additive
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source: "Polypane"
published: 2026-06-28T11:35:36.927Z
updated: 2026-06-28T11:38:00.281Z
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# The CSS Transform property and individual transforms are additive

**[Polypane](https://daily.dev/sources/polypane)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

CSS transform and individual transform properties (translate, rotate, scale) are additive rather than overwriting each other. When both are set on an element, all values combine to determine the final transformation. The order of application is: translate → rotate → scale → transform functions (left to right). This behavior is defined in the CSS Transforms Level 2 specification. Individual transform properties are useful for updating a single transformation (e.g., on hover) without losing others set via the shorthand transform property.

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