45+ CSS 3D Animation Examples

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CSS 3D Examples

Are you looking for the latest collection of 45+ CSS 3D animation examples for adding animations in three-dimensional space to your web project? Look no further. In this comprehensive compilation, we are showcasing free HTML, CSS 3D animation code examples that we have gathered from reputed platforms such as CodePen, GitHub, and many more.

CSS 3D animations help to create animations that manipulate elements in three-dimensional space on a webpage. We have carefully selected each 3D animation example in this collection. These animations can add depth, realism, and interactivity to web content, uplifting user engagement and visual appeal.

Whether you are an experienced UI developer who is looking to create interactive user interfaces or a novice UI designer who just started learning 3D animations, our CSS 3D animation examples enable you to apply diverse 3D effects to various web or UI elements like text, buttons, and even entire web pages. 

Scaling, creating visual illusions, applying parallax scrolling, and enabling rotation are all easy jobs for web developers and designers with this collection. With each animation reference, you can successfully build more engaging, blissful, and aesthetically pleasing user interfaces, providing immersive user experiences for your audience.

Let’s embark on the journey to explore the finest collection of CSS 3D animation effects and take the right step in building visually stunning websites that always stay ahead of design trends and engage site visitors.

01. 3D Ice Cream Truck (HTML/CSS)

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3D Ice Cream Truck (HTML/CSS)
by Grant Jenkins (@grantjenkins)
on CodePen.


Author: Grant Jenkins @grantjenkins
Links: Source Code / Demo
Created on: July 4, 2022
Made with: HTML(Pug), CSS (SCSS)

02. 3D CSS: Interactive SNES Controller

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3D CSS: Interactive SNES Controller
by Alvaro Montoro (@alvaromontoro)
on CodePen.


Author: Alvaro Montoro @alvaromontoro
Links: Source Code / Demo
Created on: April 23, 2022
Made with: HTML, CSS, JS

03. CSS in 3D in CSS

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CSS in 3D in CSS
by Amit Sheen (@amit_sheen)
on CodePen.


Author: Amit Sheen @amit_sheen
Links: Source Code / Demo
Created on: October 23, 2021
Made with: HTML, CSS, SCSS

04. The Gift of CSS (Tap!)

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15. The Gift of CSS (Tap!)
by Jhey (@jh3y)
on CodePen.


Author: Jhey @jh3y
Links: Source Code / Demo
Created on: December 10, 2021
Made with: HTML(Pug) ,CSS (Stylus)

05. 3D Tile Select

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3D Tile Select
by Facepalm Robot (@FacepalmRobot)
on CodePen.


Author: Facepalm Robot @FacepalmRobot
Links: Source Code / Demo
Created on: August 29, 2015
Made with: HTML(Pug) ,CSS(SCSS)

06. 3D Sphere with filling animation (CSS only)

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3D Sphere with filling animation (CSS only)
by Temani Afif (@t_afif)
on CodePen.


Author: Temani Afif @t_afif
Links: Source Code / Demo
Created on: July 5, 2022
Made with: HTML, CSS

07. EAT SLEEP RAVE – 3D ROTATE

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EAT SLEEP RAVE – 3D ROTATE
by Emilio (@emilio_ta)
on CodePen.


Author: Emilio @emilio_ta
Links: Source Code / Demo
Created on: June 28, 2022
Made with: HTML, CSS (SCSS)

08. 3D Jedi (Animated)

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3D Jedi (Animated)
by Grant Jenkins (@grantjenkins)
on CodePen.


Author: Grant Jenkins @grantjenkins
Links: Source Code / Demo
Created on: June 17, 2022
Made with: HTML (Pug),CSS (SCSS)

09. Bubbly (pure CSS 3D)

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Bubbly #5 (pure CSS 3D)
by Ana Tudor (@thebabydino)
on CodePen.


Author: Ana Tudor @thebabydino
Links: Source Code / Demo
Created on: August 27, 2021
Made with: HTML(Pug), CSS (SCSS)

10. Cards Carousel on 3D Cube – CSS Only

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Cards Carousel on 3D Cube – CSS Only
by MOZZARELLA (@TheMOZZARELLA)
on CodePen.


Author: mozzarella @TheMOZZARELLA
Links: Source Code / Demo
Created on: March 4, 2022
Made with: HTML, CSS

11. 3D Fractured Pyramid – CSS – No Div

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3D Fractured Pyramid – CSS – No Div
by Josetxu (@josetxu)
on CodePen.


Author: Josetxu @josetxu
Links: Source Code / Demo
Created on: October 20, 2022
Made with: HTML, CSS

12. Pure CSS 3D Island

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Pure CSS 3D Island
by Honman Yau (@honmanyau)
on CodePen.


Author: Honman Yau @honmanyau
Links: Source Code / Demo
Created on: January 16, 2018
Made with: HTML, CSS

13. Impossible Waterfall Illusion – Pure CSS

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Impossible Waterfall Illusion – Pure CSS
by Josetxu (@josetxu)
on CodePen.


Author: Josetxu @josetxu
Links: Source Code / Demo
Created on: November 23, 2022
Made with: HTML(Pug), CSS

14. Pure CSS 3D shaded rotating golden

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Pure CSS 3D shaded rotating golden ⭐ (make your own by changing vars on 1st line of Pug)
by Ana Tudor (@thebabydino)
on CodePen.


Author: Ana Tudor @thebabydino
Links: Source Code / Demo
Created on: January 5, 2021
Made with: HTML(Pug), CSS (SCSS)

15. 3D Cute Lion (HTML/CSS)

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3D Cute Lion (HTML/CSS)
by Grant Jenkins (@grantjenkins)
on CodePen.


Author: Grant Jenkins @grantjenkins
Links: Source Code / Demo
Created on: June 28, 2022
Made with: HTML (Pug),CSS (SCSS)

16. 3D Rotate

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3D Rotate
by Andrew McGoveran (@MrAndrewMcG)
on CodePen.


Author: Andrew McGoveran @MrAndrewMcG
Links: Source Code / Demo
Created on: August 20, 2017
Made with: HTML, CSS, SCSS, JS

17. Advent Calendar | 3d | css

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Advent Calendar | 3d | css
by Mark Boots (@MarkBoots)
on CodePen.


Author: Mark Boots @MarkBoots
Links: Source Code / Demo
Created on: November 22, 2022
Made with: HTML, CSS

18. CSS 3D Carousel

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CSS 3D Carousel
by Jesper Hills (@nopr)
on CodePen.


Author: Jesper Hills @nopr
Links: Source Code / Demo
Created on: February 13, 2013
Made with: HTML, CSS, JS

19. Extra Touches

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14. Extra Touches
by Jhey (@jh3y)
on CodePen.


Author: Jhey @jh3y
Links: Source Code / Demo
Created on: December 9, 2021
Made with: HTML(Pug), CSS(Stylus)

20. Spirited Away Bathhouse (Aburaya) – 3D CSS

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Spirited Away Bathhouse (Aburaya) – 3D CSS
by Adam Kuhn (@cobra_winfrey)
on CodePen.


Author: Adam Kuhn @cobra_winfrey
Links: Source Code / Demo
Created on: January 4, 2022
Made with: HTML (Haml),CSS (SCSS)

21. 3D Chimneys Field Tessellated Pattern – No Div – Pure CSS

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3D Chimneys Field Tessellated Pattern – No Div – Pure CSS
by Josetxu (@josetxu)
on CodePen.


Author: Josetxu @josetxu 
Links: Source Code / Demo
Created on: December 08, 2022
Made with: HTML, CSS

22. 3D iMac – CSS Only

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3D iMac – CSS Only
by Adir (@Adir-SL)
on CodePen.


Author: Adir @Adir-SL
Links: Source Code / Demo
Created on: May 14, 2021
Made with: HTML, CSS

23. 150ml of vanilla CSS

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150ml of vanilla CSS
by Paulo Nunes (@syndicatefx)
on CodePen.


Author: Paulo Nunes @syndicatefx
Links: Source Code / Demo
Created on: December 5, 2021
Made with: HTML(Pug), CSS

24. CSS 3D Animated Chart

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CSS 3D Animated Chart
by Evan Q Jones (@ejones)
on CodePen.


Author: Evan Q Jones @ejones
Links: Source Code / Demo
Created on: April 29, 2013
Made with: HTML, CSS(Less), JS

25. CSS 3D Flip Box

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CSS 3D Flip Box
by Sayed Rafeeq (@syedrafeeq)
on CodePen.


Author: Sayed Rafeeq @syedrafeeq
Links: Source Code / Demo
Created on: March 26, 2014
Made with: HTML, CSS, JS

26. 3D Box with CSS

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3D Box with CSS
by Wallace Erick (@wallaceerick)
on CodePen.


Author: Wallace Erick @wallaceerick
Links: Source Code / Demo
Created on: November 01, 2013
Made with: HTML, CSS (SCSS), JS

27. CSS 3D Captioned Domino Image

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CSS 3D Captioned Domino Image
by Dudley Storey (@dudleystorey)
on CodePen.


Author: Dudley Storey @dudleystorey
Links: Source Code / Demo
Created on: February 15, 2014
Made with: HTML, CSS

28. Santa in 3D-Pixel Grid

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Santa in 3D-pixel grid (css)
by Mark Boots (@MarkBoots)
on CodePen.


Author: Mark Boots @MarkBoots
Links: Source Code / Demo
Created on: December 8, 2022
Made with: HTML, CSS

29. Illustration brought to life

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Illustration brought to life
by Waldo Broodryk (@waldo)
on CodePen.


Author: Waldo Broodryk @waldo
Links: Source Code / Demo
Created on: February 06, 2017
Made with: HTML, CSS

30. 3D Ice cream parlor in CSS

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3D Ice cream parlor in CSS
by Alvaro Montoro (@alvaromontoro)
on CodePen.


Author: Alvaro Montoro @alvaromontoro
Links: Source Code / Demo
Created on: November 13, 2021
Made with: HTML, CSS

31. 3D Modern House – Pure CSS

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3D Modern House – Pure CSS
by Ricardo Oliva Alonso (@ricardoolivaalonso)
on CodePen.


Author: Ricardo Oliva Alonso @ricardoolivaalonso
Links: Source Code / Demo
Created on: September 05, 2020
Made with: HTML (Pug) ,CSS (SCSS), JS

32. 3D-pixel grid (css)

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3D-pixel grid (css)
by Mark Boots (@MarkBoots)
on CodePen.


Author: Mark Boots @MarkBoots
Links: Source Code / Demo
Created on: September 23, 2022
Made with: HTML, CSS

33. Town

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Town
by Ricardo Oliva Alonso (@ricardoolivaalonso)
on CodePen.


Author: Ricardo Oliva Alonso @ricardoolivaalonso
Links: Source Code / Demo
Created on: December 14, 2019
Made with: HTML (Pug) ,CSS (SCSS), JS

34. CSS 3D Guitar with 5 texture variation

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CSS 3D Guitar with 5 texture variation ????
by S. Shahriar (@ShadowShahriar)
on CodePen.


Author: S. Shahriar @ShadowShahriar
Links: Source Code / Demo
Created on: November 21, 2020
Made with: HTML, CSS, JS

35. Vertical Magic Line

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Vertical Magic Line
by Michal Niewitala ???? (@mican)
on CodePen.


Author: Michal Niewitala  @mican
Links: Source Code / Demo
Created on: February 07, 2017
Made with: HTML(Haml), CSS(Sass), JS(CoffeeScript)

36. Casio CSS

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CasioPT-1.css
by Sarah Fossheim (@fossheim)
on CodePen.


Author: Sarah Fossheim @fossheim
Links: Source Code / Demo
Created on: June 12, 2020
Made with: HTML, CSS

37. CSS-Cab

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CSS-Cab
by Ricardo Oliva Alonso (@ricardoolivaalonso)
on CodePen.


Author: Ricardo Oliva Alonso @ricardoolivaalonso
Links: Source Code / Demo
Created on: August 21, 2020
Made with: HTML,CSS (SCSS)

38. Google Now Inspired Flip Cards

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Google Now Inspired Flip Cards
by Ettrics (@ettrics)
on CodePen.


Author: Ettrics @ettrics
Links: Source Code / Demo
Created on: March 17, 2015
Made with: HTML, CSS, SCSS, JS

39. 3D Printer

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3D Printer
by Ricardo Oliva Alonso (@ricardoolivaalonso)
on CodePen.


Author: Ricardo Oliva Alonso @ricardoolivaalonso
Links: Source Code / Demo
Created on: August 02, 2020
Made with: HTML(Pug),CSS (SCSS)

40. Great Pyramid of Giza – 3D Model – Pure CSS

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Great Pyramid of Giza – 3D Model – Pure CSS
by Josetxu (@josetxu)
on CodePen.


Author: Josetxu @josetxu
Links: Source Code / Demo
Created on: May 7, 2021
Made with: HTML, CSS

41. 3D Cube (CSS3 Transform)

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3D Cube (CSS3 Transform);
by Vishal (@edgepirate)
on CodePen.


Author: Vishal @edgepirate
Links: Source Code / Demo
Created on: December 03, 2019
Made with: HTML, CSS, SCSS

42. 3D hover-effect

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3d-hover-effect
by Swarup Kumar Kuila (@uiswarup)
on CodePen.


Author: Swarup Kumar Kuila @uiswarup
Links: Source Code / Demo
Created on: February 5, 2019
Made with: HTML, CSS

43. Explode A Node: 3D Box Model

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Explode A Node: 3D Box Model
by Adam Argyle (@argyleink)
on CodePen.


Author: Adam Argyle @argyleink
Links: Source Code / Demo
Created on: January 23, 2021
Made with: HTML, CSS(Post CSS)

44. Skeuomorphic Buttons (Realistic 3D effect)

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Skeuomorphic Buttons (Realistic 3D effect)
by Jouan Marcel (@jouanmarcel)
on CodePen.


Author: Jouan Marcel @jouanmarcel
Links: Source Code / Demo
Created on: November 14, 2019
Made with: HTML(Pug) ,CSS (Sass)

45. 3D Room – Pure CSS Art

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3D Room – Pure CSS Art
by Ricardo Oliva Alonso (@ricardoolivaalonso)
on CodePen.


Author: Ricardo Oliva Alonso @ricardoolivaalonso
Links: Source Code / Demo
Created on: September 18, 2020
Made with: HTML (Pug) ,CSS (SCSS), JS

46. Pure CSS Letter T

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Pure CSS Letter T
by Asyraf Hussin (@AsyrafHussin)
on CodePen.


Author: Asyraf Hussin @AsyrafHussin
Links: Source Code / Demo
Created on: June 2, 2019
Made with: HTML, CSS (SCSS)

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