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`skew()` CSS function

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The skew() CSS function defines a transformation that skews an element on the 2D plane. Its result is a <transform-function> data type.

Interactive exampleOpen the canonical MDN source to run this embedded demo.
transform: skew(0);

transform: skew(15deg, 15deg);

transform: skew(-0.06turn, 18deg);

transform: skew(0.312rad);

<section id="default-example">
  <img
    class="transition-all"
    id="example-element"
    src="/shared-assets/images/examples/firefox-logo.svg"
    width="200" />
</section>

This transformation is a shear mapping (transvection) that distorts each point within an element by a certain angle in the horizontal and vertical directions. The effect is as if you grabbed each corner of the element and pulled them along a certain angle.

The coordinates of each point are modified by a value proportionate to the specified angle and the distance to the origin. Thus, the farther from the origin a point is, the greater the value added to it.

Syntax

skew(ax)

skew(ax, ay)

Values

  • ax
    • : Is an angle representing the angle to use to distort the element along the x-axis.
  • ay Optional
    • : Is an angle representing the angle to use to distort the element along the y-axis. If not defined, its default value is 0, resulting in a purely horizontal skewing.
Cartesian coordinates on ℝ^2 Homogeneous coordinates on ℝℙ^2 Cartesian coordinates on ℝ^3 Homogeneous coordinates on ℝℙ^3
(1tan(ax)tan(ay)1)\left( \begin{array}{cc} 1 & \tan(ax) \\ \tan(ay) & 1 \end{array} \right) (1tan(ax)0tan(ay)10001)\left( \begin{array}{ccc} 1 & \tan(ax) & 0 \\ \tan(ay) & 1 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 1 \end{array} \right) (1tan(ax)0tan(ay)10001)\left( \begin{array}{ccc} 1 & \tan(ax) & 0 \\ \tan(ay) & 1 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 1 \end{array} \right) (1tan(ax)00tan(ay)10000100001)\left( \begin{array}{cccc} 1 & \tan(ax) & 0 & 0 \\ \tan(ay) & 1 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 1 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 0 & 1 \end{array} \right)
[1 tan(ay) tan(ax) 1 0 0]

Formal syntax

Examples

Skewing on the x-axis only

HTML

<div>Normal</div>
<div class="skewed">Skewed</div>

CSS

body {
  margin: 20px;
}

div {
  width: 80px;
  height: 80px;
  background-color: skyblue;
}

.skewed {
  transform: skew(10deg); /* Equal to skewX(10deg) */
  background-color: pink;
}

Result

Interactive exampleOpen the canonical MDN source to run this embedded demo.

Skewing on both axes

HTML

<div>Normal</div>
<div class="skewed">Skewed</div>

CSS

body {
  margin: 20px;
}

div {
  width: 80px;
  height: 80px;
  background-color: skyblue;
}

.skewed {
  transform: skew(10deg, 10deg);
  background-color: pink;
}

Result

Interactive exampleOpen the canonical MDN source to run this embedded demo.

Specifications

SpecificationsStandards references are available on the canonical MDN page.

Browser compatibility

Browser compatibilityCompatibility data is available on the canonical MDN page.

See also