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The CSS scale() Function

The scale() function increases or decreases the size of an element (according to the parameters given for the width and height).

The following example increases the <div> element to be two times of its original width, and three times of its original height:

Example

Formatted code

div {
  transform: scale(2, 3);
}

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The following example decreases the <div> element to be half of its original width and height:

Example

Formatted code

div {
  transform: scale(0.5, 0.5);
}

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The scaleX() function increases or decreases the width of an element.

The following example increases the <div> element to be two times of its original width:

Example

Formatted code

div {
  transform: scaleX(2);
}

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The following example decreases the <div> element to be half of its original width:

Example

Formatted code

div {
  transform: scaleX(0.5);
}

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The scaleY() function increases or decreases the height of an element.

The following example increases the <div> element to be three times of its original height:

Example

Formatted code

div {
  transform: scaleY(3);
}

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The following example decreases the <div> element to be half of its original height:

Example

Formatted code

div {
  transform: scaleY(0.5);
}

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