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DOMMatrixReadOnly: skewX() method

Baseline Widely available

This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since ⁨January 2020⁩.

Note: This feature is available in Web Workers.

The skewX() method of the DOMMatrixReadOnly interface returns a new DOMMatrix created by applying the specified skew transformation to the source matrix along its x-axis. The original matrix is not modified.

To mutate the matrix as you skew it along the x-axis, see DOMMatrix.skewXSelf().

Syntax

js
skewX()
skewX(sX)

Parameters

sX

A number; the angle, in degrees, by which to skew the matrix along the x-axis.

Return value

A DOMMatrix.

Examples

js
const matrix = new DOMMatrix(); // create a matrix
console.log(matrix.toString()); // no transform applied
// "matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0)"

console.log(matrix.skewX(14).toString());
// "matrix(1, 0, 0.25, 1, 0, 0)"

console.log(matrix.toString()); // original is unchanged
// "matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0)"

Specifications

Specification
Geometry Interfaces Module Level 1
# dom-dommatrixreadonly-skewx

Browser compatibility

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