---
title: "scale"
description: "Scale the contents of the composable by the following scale factors along the horizontal and
vertical axis respectively. Negative scale factors can be used to mirror content across the
corresponding horizontal or vertical axis.




Usage of this API renders this composable into a separate graphics layer"
type: "modifier"
---

<div class='type'>Compose Modifier</div>

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<div class='sourceset sourceset-common'>Common</div>


```kotlin
fun Modifier.scale(scaleX: Float, scaleY: Float) =
    if (scaleX != 1.0f || scaleY != 1.0f) {
        graphicsLayer(scaleX = scaleX, scaleY = scaleY)
    } else {
        this
    }
```


Scale the contents of the composable by the following scale factors along the horizontal and
vertical axis respectively. Negative scale factors can be used to mirror content across the
corresponding horizontal or vertical axis.




Usage of this API renders this composable into a separate graphics layer

#### Parameters

| | |
| --- | --- |
| scaleX | Multiplier to scale content along the horizontal axis |
| scaleY | Multiplier to scale content along the vertical axis |




<div class='sourceset sourceset-common'>Common</div>


```kotlin
fun Modifier.scale(scale: Float) = scale(scale, scale)
```


Scale the contents of both the horizontal and vertical axis uniformly by the same scale factor.

Usage of this API renders this composable into a separate graphics layer

#### Parameters

| | |
| --- | --- |
| scale | Multiplier to scale content along the horizontal and vertical axis |




## Code Examples
### ScaleNonUniformSample
```kotlin
@Composable
fun ScaleNonUniformSample() {
    Box(Modifier.scale(scaleX = 2f, scaleY = 3f).size(100.dp, 100.dp))
}
```
### ScaleUniformSample
```kotlin
@Composable
fun ScaleUniformSample() {
    Box(Modifier.scale(2f).size(100.dp, 100.dp))
}
```