CSS scaleY() Function

The scaleY() function is an inbuilt function which is used to resize an element along the y-axis in a 2D plane. It scales the elements in a vertical direction.

Syntax:

scaleY( y )

Parameters: This function accepts single parameter y which holds the scaling factor along y-axis. Below examples illustrate the scaleY() function in CSS:

Example 1:

html

<!DOCTYPE html>  
<html>  
  
<head>  
    <title>CSS scaleY() function</title>  
  
    <style>  
        body { 
            text-align:center; 
        } 
        h1 { 
            color:green; 
        } 
        .scaleY_image { 
            transform: scaleY(1.5); 
        } 
    </style>  
</head>  
  
<body>  
    <h1>w3wiki</h1> 
    <h2>CSS scaleY() function</h2> 
    <br><br> 
  
    <img class="scaleY_image" src=  
"https://media.w3wiki.net/wp-content/cdn-uploads/20190710102234/download3.png"
        alt="w3wiki logo">  
</body>  
</html> 

Output:

Example 2:

html

<!DOCTYPE html>  
<html>  
  
<head>  
    <title>CSS scaleY() function</title>  
  
    <style>  
        body { 
            text-align:center; 
        } 
        h1 { 
            color:green; 
        } 
        .GFG { 
            font-size:35px; 
            font-weight:bold; 
            color:green; 
            transform: scaleY(2); 
        } 
    </style>  
</head>  
  
<body>  
    <h1>w3wiki</h1> 
    <h2>CSS scaleY() function</h2> 
  
    <div class="GFG">Welcome to w3wiki</div>  
</body>  
</html> 

Output:

Supported Browsers: The browsers supported by scaleY() function are listed below:

Google Chrome 1 and above
Edge 12 and above
Internet Explorer 9 and above
Firefox 3.5 and above
Safari 3.1 and above
Opera 10.5 and above

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