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CSS Flip Animation
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">
<title>CSS Flip</title>
<style type='text/css'>
/* entire container, keeps perspective */
.flip-container {
-webkit-perspective: 1000;
-moz-perspective: 1000;
-o-perspective: 1000;
perspective: 1000;
}
/* flip the pane when hovered */
.flip-container:hover .flipper, .flip-container.hover .flipper {
-webkit-transform: rotateY(180deg);
-moz-transform: rotateY(180deg);
-o-transform: rotateY(180deg);
transform: rotateY(180deg);
}
.flip-container, .front, .back {
width: 320px;
height: 480px;
}
/* flip speed goes here */
.flipper {
-webkit-transition: 0.6s;
-webkit-transform-style: preserve-3d;
-moz-transition: 0.6s;
-moz-transform-style: preserve-3d;
-o-transition: 0.6s;
-o-transform-style: preserve-3d;
transition: 0.6s;
transform-style: preserve-3d;
position: relative;
}
/* hide back of pane during swap */
.front, .back {
-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;
-moz-backface-visibility: hidden;
-o-backface-visibility: hidden;
backface-visibility: hidden;
position: absolute;
top: 0;
left: 0;
background-color: #ccc;
}
/* front pane, placed above back */
.front {
z-index: 2;
}
/* back, initially hidden pane */
.back {
-webkit-transform: rotateY(180deg);
-moz-transform: rotateY(180deg);
-o-transform: rotateY(180deg);
transform: rotateY(180deg);
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div class="flip-container" ontouchstart="this.classList.toggle('hover');">
<div class="flipper">
<div class="front">
<!-- front content -->
</div>
<div class="back">
<!-- back content -->
</div>
</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>
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