SVGTransform: setSkewX() method
Baseline
Widely available
This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since July 2015.
The setSkewX() method of the SVGTransform interface sets the transform type to SVG_TRANSFORM_SKEWX, with parameter angle defining the amount of skew along the X-axis.
Syntax
js
setSkewX(angle)
Parameters
angle-
A float defining the amount of skew in degrees.
Return value
None (undefined).
Exceptions
NoModificationAllowedErrorDOMException-
Thrown if the attribute or the
SVGTransformobject is read-only.
Examples
Skewing an SVG Element Along the X-Axis
js
// Select an SVG element and create a transform object
const svgElement = document.querySelector("svg");
const transform = svgElement.createSVGTransform();
// Apply a skew of 30 degrees along the X-axis
transform.setSkewX(30);
// Log the applied transformation angle
console.log(`Skew Angle: ${transform.angle}`); // Output: 30
Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 2 # __svg__SVGTransform__setSkewX |
Browser compatibility
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