This example shows how to create a cube using 2D transformation methods skewX()
and skewY()
on pseudo elements.
HTML:
<div class="cube"></div>
CSS:
.cube {
background: #dc2e2e;
width: 100px;
height: 100px;
position: relative;
margin: 50px;
}
.cube::before {
content: '';
display: inline-block;
background: #f15757;
width: 100px;
height: 20px;
transform: skewX(-40deg);
position: absolute;
top: -20px;
left: 8px;
}
.cube::after {
content: '';
display: inline-block;
background: #9e1515;
width: 16px;
height: 100px;
transform: skewY(-50deg);
position: absolute;
top: -10px;
left: 100%;
}