skewX()

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

This transformation is a shear mapping (transvection) that distorts each point within an element by a certain angle in the horizontal direction. The abscissa coordinate of each point is 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 will be the value added it.

Note: skewX(a) is equivalent to skew(a).

Syntax

skewX(a)

Values

a: Is an <angle> representing the angle to use to distort the element along the abscissa.

Cartesian coordinates on ℝ^2	Homogeneous coordinates on ℝℙ^2	Cartesian coordinates on ℝ^3	Homogeneous coordinates on ℝℙ^3
$(\begin{matrix} 1 & tan (a) \\ 0 & 1 \end{matrix})$	$(\begin{matrix} 1 & tan (a) & 0 \\ 0 & 1 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 1 \end{matrix})$	$(\begin{matrix} 1 & tan (a) & 0 \\ 0 & 1 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 1 \end{matrix})$	$(\begin{matrix} 1 & tan (a) & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 1 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 1 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 0 & 1 \end{matrix})$
$(\begin{matrix} 1 & tan (a) \\ 0 & 1 \end{matrix})$	`[1 0 tan(a) 1 0 0]`

Examples

HTML

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

CSS

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

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

Result

Specifications

Specification
CSS Transforms Module Level 1 (CSS Transforms 1) # funcdef-transform-skewx

Browser compatibility

	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	WebView Android	Chrome Android	Firefox for Android	Opera Android	Safari on IOS	Samsung Internet
`skewX()`	1	12	3.5	9	10.5	3.1	2	18	4	11	3.2	1.0