How to Create a 3D Flip Card Using Only Tailwind CSS

April 5, 2025

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In this quick and easy tutorial, I’ll show you how to build a flip card using only Tailwind CSS. I’ll also use semantic HTML and a smooth 3D effect for a nice, interactive touch.

Let’s get flipping!

Create a Flip Card Using Only Tailwind CSS

I’m not going to focus a lot on the flip card’s appearance. I’ll let you handle that part.

Here’s the code, which you can also check out in Tailwind’s online code editor.

<article class="group h-80 max-w-80 bg-transparent perspective-midrange">
  <div class="relative h-full w-full text-center transition-transform duration-500 transform-3d group-hover:rotate-y-180">
    <section class="absolute flex h-full w-full flex-col justify-center gap-y-5 bg-blue-50 px-2 py-10 text-black backface-hidden">
      <h2 class="text-2xl">Card Front</h2>
      <p>...</p>
    </section>
    <section class="absolute flex h-full w-full rotate-y-180 flex-col justify-center gap-y-5 bg-amber-950 px-2 py-10 text-white backface-hidden">
      <h2 class="text-2xl">Card Back</h2>
      <p>...</p>
    </section>
  </div>
</article>

And here’s a small video with the result:

Watch Out for Accessibility

Flip cards are difficult to make fully accessible for screen readers and keyboard navigation. It’s not impossible to achieve, but I think you’ll need the help of JavaScript to make it work.

That’s a Wrap

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