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Utilities for scaling elements with transform.

Quick reference

Class	Properties
scale-0	transform: scale(0);
scale-x-0	transform: scaleX(0);
scale-y-0	transform: scaleY(0);
scale-50	transform: scale(.5);
scale-x-50	transform: scaleX(.5);
scale-y-50	transform: scaleY(.5);
scale-75	transform: scale(.75);
scale-x-75	transform: scaleX(.75);
scale-y-75	transform: scaleY(.75);
scale-90	transform: scale(.9);
scale-x-90	transform: scaleX(.9);
scale-y-90	transform: scaleY(.9);
scale-95	transform: scale(.95);
scale-x-95	transform: scaleX(.95);
scale-y-95	transform: scaleY(.95);
scale-100	transform: scale(1);
scale-x-100	transform: scaleX(1);
scale-y-100	transform: scaleY(1);
scale-105	transform: scale(1.05);
scale-x-105	transform: scaleX(1.05);
scale-y-105	transform: scaleY(1.05);
scale-110	transform: scale(1.1);
scale-x-110	transform: scaleX(1.1);
scale-y-110	transform: scaleY(1.1);
scale-125	transform: scale(1.25);
scale-x-125	transform: scaleX(1.25);
scale-y-125	transform: scaleY(1.25);
scale-150	transform: scale(1.5);
scale-x-150	transform: scaleX(1.5);
scale-y-150	transform: scaleY(1.5);

Basic usage

Scaling an element

Use the scale-*, scale-x-*, and scale-y-* utilities to scale an element.

scale-75

scale-100

scale-125

<img class="scale-75 ...">
<img class="scale-100 ...">
<img class="scale-125 ...">

Using negative values

To use a negative scale value, prefix the class name with a dash to convert it to a negative value.

<img class="-scale-50">

Removing transforms

To remove all of the transforms on an element at once, use the transform-none utility:

<div class="scale-75 translate-x-4 skew-y-3 md:transform-none">
  <!-- ... -->
</div>

This can be useful when you want to remove transforms conditionally, such as on hover or at a particular breakpoint.

Hardware acceleration

If your transition performs better when rendered by the GPU instead of the CPU, you can force hardware acceleration by adding the transform-gpu utility:

<div class="scale-150 transform-gpu">
  <!-- ... -->
</div>

Use transform-cpu to force things back to the CPU if you need to undo this conditionally.

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Applying conditionally

Hover, focus, and other states

Tailwind lets you conditionally apply utility classes in different states using variant modifiers. For example, use hover:scale-125 to only apply the scale-125 utility on hover.

<div class="hover:scale-125">
  <!-- ... -->
</div>

For a complete list of all available state modifiers, check out the Hover, Focus, & Other States documentation.

Breakpoints and media queries

You can also use variant modifiers to target media queries like responsive breakpoints, dark mode, prefers-reduced-motion, and more. For example, use md:scale-125 to apply the scale-125 utility at only medium screen sizes and above.

<div class="md:scale-125">
  <!-- ... -->
</div>

To learn more, check out the documentation on Responsive Design, Dark Mode and other media query modifiers.

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Using custom values

Customizing your theme

By default, Tailwind includes a handful of general purpose scale utilities. You can customize these values by editing theme.scale or theme.extend.scale in your tailwind.config.js file.

tailwind.config.js

module.exports = {
  theme: {
    extend: {
      scale: {
        '175': '1.75',
      }
    }
  }
}

Learn more about customizing the default theme in the theme customization documentation.

Arbitrary values

If you need to use a one-off scale value that doesn’t make sense to include in your theme, use square brackets to generate a property on the fly using any arbitrary value.

<div class="scale-[1.7]">
  <!-- ... -->
</div>

Learn more about arbitrary value support in the arbitrary values documentation.