skew
Utilities for skewing elements with transform.
| Class | Styles |
|---|---|
skew-<number> | |
transform: skewX(<number>deg) skewY(<number>deg); |
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| -skew-<number> |
transform: skewX(-<number>deg) skewY(-<number>deg);
|
| skew-(<custom-property>) |
transform: skewX(var(<custom-property>)) skewY(var(<custom-property>));
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| skew-[<value>] |
transform: skewX(<value>) skewY(<value>);
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| skew-x-<number> |
transform: skewX(<number>deg));
|
| -skew-x-<number> |
transform: skewX(-<number>deg));
|
| skew-x-(<custom-property>) |
transform: skewX(var(<custom-property>));
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| skew-x-[<value>] |
transform: skewX(<value>));
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| skew-y-<number> |
transform: skewY(<number>deg);
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| -skew-y-<number> |
transform: skewY(-<number>deg);
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| skew-y-(<custom-property>) |
transform: skewY(var(<custom-property>));
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| skew-y-[<value>] |
transform: skewY(<value>);
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Use skew-<number> utilities like skew-4 and skew-10 to skew an element on both axes:
skew-3
skew-6
skew-12
<img class="skew-3 ..." src="/img/mountains.jpg" /><img class="skew-6 ..." src="/img/mountains.jpg" /><img class="skew-12 ..." src="/img/mountains.jpg" />
Use -skew-<number> utilities like -skew-4 and -skew-10 to skew an element on both axes:
-skew-3
-skew-6
-skew-12
<img class="-skew-3 ..." src="/img/mountains.jpg" /><img class="-skew-6 ..." src="/img/mountains.jpg" /><img class="-skew-12 ..." src="/img/mountains.jpg" />
Use skew-x-<number> utilities like skew-x-4 and -skew-x-10 to skew an element on the x-axis:
-skew-x-12
skew-x-6
skew-x-12
<img class="-skew-x-12 ..." src="/img/mountains.jpg" /><img class="skew-x-6 ..." src="/img/mountains.jpg" /><img class="skew-x-12 ..." src="/img/mountains.jpg" />
Use skew-y-<number> utilities like skew-y-4 and -skew-y-10 to skew an element on the y-axis:
-skew-y-12
skew-y-6
skew-y-12
<img class="-skew-y-12 ..." src="/img/mountains.jpg" /><img class="skew-y-6 ..." src="/img/mountains.jpg" /><img class="skew-y-12 ..." src="/img/mountains.jpg" />
Use the skew-[<value>] syntax to set the skew based on a completely custom value:
<img class="skew-[3.142rad] ..." src="/img/mountains.jpg" />
For CSS variables, you can also use the skew-(<custom-property>) syntax:
<img class="skew-(--my-skew) ..." src="/img/mountains.jpg" />
This is just a shorthand for skew-[var(<custom-property>)] that adds the var() function for you automatically.
Prefix skewX() and skewY() utilities with a breakpoint variant like md: to only apply the utility at medium screen sizes and above:
<img class="skew-3 md:skew-12 ..." src="/img/mountains.jpg" />
Learn more about using variants in the variants documentation.
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