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scaleElement
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Scales content without affecting layout.

Lets you mirror content by specifying a negative scale on a single axis.

Example

#set align(center)
#scale(x: -100%)[This is mirrored.]
#scale(x: -100%, reflow: true)[This is mirrored.]
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Parameters
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factor
auto or length or ratio
Positional
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Settable
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The scaling factor for both axes, as a positional argument. This is just an optional shorthand notation for setting x and y to the same value.

Default: 100%

x
auto or length or ratio
Settable
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The horizontal scaling factor.

The body will be mirrored horizontally if the parameter is negative.

Default: 100%

y
auto or length or ratio
Settable
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The vertical scaling factor.

The body will be mirrored vertically if the parameter is negative.

Default: 100%

origin
alignment
Settable
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The origin of the transformation.

Default: center + horizon

View example
A#box(scale(75%)[A])A \
B#box(scale(75%, origin: bottom + left)[B])B
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reflow
bool
Settable
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Whether the scaling impacts the layout.

If set to false, the scaled content will be allowed to overlap other content. If set to true, it will compute the new size of the scaled content and adjust the layout accordingly.

Default: false

View example
Hello #scale(x: 20%, y: 40%, reflow: true)[World]!
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body
content
RequiredPositional
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The content to scale.