title | slug | page-type | browser-compat |
---|---|---|---|
acos() |
Web/CSS/acos |
css-function |
css.types.acos |
{{CSSRef}}
The acos()
CSS function is a trigonometric function that returns the inverse cosine of a number between -1
and 1
. The function contains a single calculation that returns the number of radians representing an {{cssxref("<angle>")}} between 0deg
and 180deg
.
/* Single <number> values */
transform: rotate(acos(-0.2));
transform: rotate(acos(2 * 0.125));
/* Other values */
transform: rotate(acos(pi / 5));
transform: rotate(acos(e / 3));
The acos(number)
function accepts only one value as its parameter.
number
- : A calculation which resolves to a {{cssxref("<number>")}} between
-1
and1
.
- : A calculation which resolves to a {{cssxref("<number>")}} between
The inverse cosine of an number
will always return an {{cssxref("<angle>")}} between 0deg
and 180deg
.
- If
number
is less than-1
or greater than1
, the result isNaN
. - If
number
is exactly1
, the result is0
.
{{CSSSyntax}}
The acos()
function can be used to {{cssxref("transform-function/rotate", "rotate")}} elements as it return an {{cssxref("<angle>")}}.
<div class="box box-1"></div>
<div class="box box-2"></div>
<div class="box box-3"></div>
<div class="box box-4"></div>
<div class="box box-5"></div>
body {
height: 100vh;
display: flex;
justify-content: center;
align-items: center;
gap: 50px;
}
div.box {
width: 100px;
height: 100px;
background: linear-gradient(orange, red);
}
div.box-1 {
transform: rotate(acos(1));
}
div.box-2 {
transform: rotate(acos(0.5));
}
div.box-3 {
transform: rotate(acos(0));
}
div.box-4 {
transform: rotate(acos(-0.5));
}
div.box-5 {
transform: rotate(acos(-1));
}
{{EmbedLiveSample('Rotate elements', '100%', '200px')}}
{{Specifications}}
{{Compat}}
- {{CSSxRef("sin")}}
- {{CSSxRef("cos")}}
- {{CSSxRef("tan")}}
- {{CSSxRef("asin")}}
- {{CSSxRef("atan")}}
- {{CSSxRef("atan2")}}