CSS rotate Property - Playground Example

<!DOCTYPE html><html><head><style type="text/css">/* Basic page layout */
body {
  font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial;
  background: #f5f7fa;
  color: #222;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  min-height: 100vh;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 24px;
}

.container {
  width: 720px;
  max-width: 100%;
}

h1 {
  font-size: 18px;
  margin: 0 0 16px 0;
}

.demo {
  display: flex;
  gap: 16px;
  align-items: center;
}

/* Common box styles */
.box {
  width: 140px;
  height: 100px;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7b61ff 0%, #4ecdc4 100%);
  color: white;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  text-align: center;
  padding: 8px;
  border-radius: 8px;
  box-shadow: 0 6px 18px rgba(33, 33, 33, 0.12);
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1.1;
}

/* 1) Static rotation using transform: rotate(angle) */
.box--static {
  transform: rotate(25deg); /* rotated clockwise 25 degrees */
}

/* 2) Rotate on hover with a smooth transition */
.box--hover {
  transition: transform 260ms cubic-bezier(.2,.9,.2,1);
  transform-origin: center; /* rotate around the center */
}

.box--hover:hover {
  transform: rotate(45deg); /* rotate when hovered */
}

/* 3) Continuous rotation using keyframes */
.box--spin {
  animation: spin 2s linear infinite;
}

@keyframes spin {
  from {
    transform: rotate(0deg);
  }
  to {
    transform: rotate(360deg);
  }
}
</style></head><body><div class="container">
  <h1>CSS rotate examples</h1>
  <div class="demo">
    <div class="box box--static">Static<br>rotate(25deg)</div>
    <div class="box box--hover">Hover me<br>rotate(45deg)</div>
    <div class="box box--spin">Spinning<br>animation</div>
  </div>
</div></body></html>