SVGTransform: setScale() 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.

The setScale() method of the SVGTransform interface sets the transform type to SVG_TRANSFORM_SCALE, with parameters sx and sy defining the scale amounts.

Syntax

js
setScale(sx, sy)

Parameters

sx

A float defining the scale amount along the X-axis.

sy

A float defining the scale amount along the Y-axis.

Return value

None (undefined).

Exceptions

NoModificationAllowedError DOMException

Thrown if the attribute or the SVGTransform object is read-only.

Examples

Scaling an SVG Element

js
// Select an SVG element and create a transform object
const svgElement = document.querySelector("svg");
const transform = svgElement.createSVGTransform();

// Set the scale values for the transform
transform.setScale(2, 3);

// Output the scale details
console.log(`Scale X: ${transform.matrix.a}`); // Output: 2
console.log(`Scale Y: ${transform.matrix.d}`); // Output: 3

Specifications

Specification
Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 2
# __svg__SVGTransform__setScale

Browser compatibility

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Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Opera
Safari
Chrome Android
Firefox for Android
Opera Android
Safari on iOS
Samsung Internet
WebView Android
WebView on iOS
setScale

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