scaleY() CSS function

Try it

transform: scaleY(1);

transform: scaleY(0.7);

transform: scaleY(1.3);

transform: scaleY(-0.5);

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

It modifies the ordinate (vertical, y-coordinate) of each element point by a constant factor, except when the scale factor is 1, in which case the function is the identity transform. The scaling is not isotropic, and the angles of the element are not conserved. scaleY(-1) defines an axial symmetry, with a horizontal axis passing through the origin (as specified by the transform-origin property).

Syntax

scaleY(s)

Values

s

Is a <number> representing the scaling factor to apply on the ordinate (vertical, y-coordinate) of each point of the element.

Formal syntax

<scaleY()> = 
  scaleY( <number> )  

Examples

HTML

<div>Normal</div>
<div class="scaled">Scaled</div>

CSS

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

.scaled {
  transform: scaleY(0.6);
  background-color: pink;
}

Result

Specifications

Browser compatibility

See also

• scaleX()
• scaleZ()
• transform
• <transform-function>
• transform-origin
• Individual transform properties:
  • translate
  • scale
  • rotate
  • Note: there is no skew property