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CSS 3D & Perspective

Flip Tiles Grid

A 4x4 grid of tiles on a tilted plane flip in a diagonal sine wave, alternating between powder-blue and tan gradient faces.

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When to use it

Hero backgrounds, loading screens, or decorative grid displays where rhythmic 3D motion sets a premium aesthetic.

When not to

Contexts where users may have vestibular sensitivities — though a reduced-motion fallback exists, the static state may look odd. Avoid behind dense text overlays.

Working with an AI agent

Every component ships agent-ready metadata. An example instruction for this one:

Change grid size to 5x5 by setting N=5, swap face A's gradient to a deeper slate (#A9B8BC → #7c8a90), and slow the wave by changing t+=0.02 to t+=0.01. Theme: dark tokens live in :root, the light variant in :root[data-theme="light"]; ?theme=light or a {type:'forever:theme'} postMessage switches at runtime.

Safe to edit

  • grid size (N=4)
  • wave speed (t += 0.02)
  • diagonal phase offset (o.d * 0.35)
  • face A gradient colors (#B0D4DD, #D8B297)
  • face B gradient colors (#D8B297, #B0D4DD)
  • tile size (10vmin) and gap (1.4vmin)
  • theme tokens (:root dark defaults + [data-theme=light] overrides)

Keep intact

  • transform-style: preserve-3d on .tile
  • backface-visibility: hidden on .face
  • visibilitychange pause/resume
  • prefers-reduced-motion guard
  • theme hook (?theme= bootstrap + forever:theme message listener + theme tokens)

Known limitations

  • No click or hover interactivity — purely decorative
  • Grid tilt angle (rotateX 16deg) is hardcoded in CSS, not a JS variable
  • Tile count scales as N², so large N values hit perf quickly

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