3D CSS Box

Component 7

About

A draggable 3D cube built with pure CSS transforms that lets you place custom content on each of its six faces and control its rotation via a ref.

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Code

How 3D CSS Box is used: the demo's code. The component's own source comes with a free account.

Usage.tsx

import CSSBox, { CSSBoxRef } from "@/components/ui/css-box";
import { useEffect, useRef } from "react";
import { cn } from "@/lib/utils";

const BoxText = ({
  children,
  className,
  i,
}: {
  children: React.ReactNode;
  className?: string;
  i: number;
}) => (
  <div
    className={cn(
      "w-full h-full uppercase text-white flex items-center justify-center p-0 text-2xl md:text-3xl font-bold",
      className,
    )}
  >
    {children}
  </div>
);

export default function CSSBoxHoverDemo() {
  const boxRefs = useRef<(CSSBoxRef | null)[]>([]);
  const isRotating = useRef<boolean[]>([]);
  const currentRotations = useRef<number[]>([]);

  const boxes = [
    { text: "January 15, 2025", size: 300 },
    { text: "Live Q&A", size: 200 },
    { text: "10:00", size: 120 },
    { text: "to", size: 70 },
    { text: "11:30", size: 120 },
    { text: "CET", size: 120 },
    { text: "Online", size: 180 },
    { text: "Recording Available", size: 380 },
    { text: "In English", size: 220 },
    { text: "Register Now", size: 280 },
    { text: "Free Access", size: 240 },
  ];

  useEffect(() => {
    currentRotations.current = new Array(boxes.length).fill(0);
  }, []);

  const handleHover = async (index: number) => {
    if (isRotating.current[index]) return;

    isRotating.current[index] = true;
    const box = boxRefs.current[index];
    if (!box) return;

    const nextRotation = currentRotations.current[index] + 90;
    currentRotations.current[index] = nextRotation;

    box.rotateTo(0, nextRotation);

    isRotating.current[index] = false;
  };

  return (
    <div className="flex flex-col items-center justify-center w-full h-screen bg-[#111]">
      {boxes.map(({ text, size }, index) => (
        <CSSBox
          key={index}
          ref={(el) => {
            if (el) {
              boxRefs.current[index] = el;
              isRotating.current[index] = false;
              currentRotations.current[index] = 0;
            }
          }}
          width={size}
          height={35}
          depth={size}
          draggable={false}
          className="hover:z-10"
          onMouseEnter={() => handleHover(index)}
          faces={{
            front: <BoxText i={index}>{text}</BoxText>,
            back: (
              <BoxText i={index} className="">
                {text}
              </BoxText>
            ),
            left: <BoxText i={index}>{text}</BoxText>,
            right: (
              <BoxText i={index} className="">
                {text}
              </BoxText>
            ),
          }}
        />
      ))}
    </div>
  );
}