3D Spinning Text
The word spins a full turn on its vertical axis, slowing at the front and at the back so both faces stay readable. The back face is a darker copy, and a floor shadow narrows as it turns edge-on.
Also known as: 3d rotating text css, rotate text 360 css, text spin animation.
HTML
<div class="txt-3d-spinning-text" aria-label="ORBIT"><span class="txt-3d-spinning-text-spin" aria-hidden="true"><span class="txt-3d-spinning-text-front">ORBIT</span><span class="txt-3d-spinning-text-back">ORBIT</span></span></div>
CSS
.txt-3d-spinning-text {
--c: var(--txt-color, #3b82f6);
font-size: calc(var(--txt-size, 32px) * 1.7);
font-family: system-ui, sans-serif;
font-weight: 900;
line-height: 1.2;
position: relative;
display: inline-grid;
perspective: 10em;
color: var(--c);
letter-spacing: 0.04em;}
.txt-3d-spinning-text::after {
content: "";
position: absolute;
left: 12%;
right: 12%;
bottom: -0.18em;
height: 0.14em;
border-radius: 50%;
background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 30%, transparent);
filter: blur(0.04em);
animation: txt-3d-spinning-text-shadow 3.6s infinite;
}
.txt-3d-spinning-text-spin {
display: grid;
transform-style: preserve-3d;
animation: txt-3d-spinning-text-turn 3.6s cubic-bezier(0.65, 0, 0.35, 1) infinite;
}
.txt-3d-spinning-text-front,
.txt-3d-spinning-text-back {
grid-area: 1 / 1;
-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;
backface-visibility: hidden;
}
.txt-3d-spinning-text-back {
transform: rotateY(180deg);
color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 62%, #000);
}
/* Two eased halves: it slows down facing front, then facing back. */
@keyframes txt-3d-spinning-text-turn {
0% { transform: rotateY(0deg); }
50% { transform: rotateY(180deg); }
100% { transform: rotateY(360deg); }
}
@keyframes txt-3d-spinning-text-shadow {
0%, 50%, 100% { transform: scaleX(1); animation-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.6, 0, 1, 0.5); }
25%, 75% { transform: scaleX(0.2); animation-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0, 0.5, 0.4, 1); }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.txt-3d-spinning-text, .txt-3d-spinning-text *, .txt-3d-spinning-text::before, .txt-3d-spinning-text::after, .txt-3d-spinning-text *::before, .txt-3d-spinning-text *::after {
animation-duration: 0.01ms !important;
animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
transition-duration: 0.01ms !important;
}
}Customizing this snippet
- Color: set
--txt-coloron the element or a parent. Currently previewing#3b82f6. - Font size: set
--txt-size. Every other dimension is inem, so the whole thing scales together. Currently previewing40px. - Speed: change the duration on the
transitionoranimationshorthand. Staggered delays are relative, so they keep their rhythm. - Reduced motion: the rule at the end of the CSS turns the motion off for people who asked their OS for less of it. Keep it.