The short answer
Why use Skew?
A tilted, flipped, or distorted photo is distracting even when the picture is good. Here you can see the change as you make it and undo it easily.
Skew slides each row of the image sideways by an amount that changes evenly from the top edge to the bottom, so the rectangle becomes a parallelogram. The angle runs from −60° to 60° and starts at 15°. A positive angle keeps the top edge fixed and moves the bottom to the right. A negative angle keeps the bottom fixed and moves the top to the right, which is the forward lean of italic text.
The canvas widens so nothing is cut off. A 1000 × 1000 image skewed by 15° comes out about 1268 pixels wide, with a transparent triangle on each side. Crop Image can cut those away if you need a plain rectangle again, at the cost of the picture corners.
Skew only works horizontally and keeps straight lines straight. Perspective narrows the top or bottom so an image looks tilted away from you, and Warp bends lines into waves. Skew is the one for an italic-style slant on a logo or a banner.
Where Skew fits
Italic wordmarks
Give a logo a forward lean for a speed or sports look; that lean needs a negative angle.
Sale banners
Slant a headline image to add a sense of motion to a promo banner.
Slanted panels
Turn a rectangular photo into a parallelogram panel for a slide or thumbnail.
Start to finish
How to use Skew
- 01Tap Choose image and pick a photo.
- 02Move the Horizontal skew slider. The middle position means no skew; left and right slant in opposite directions.
- 03Tap Apply changes, then tap Download result.
What to expect from Skew
| Check | What it means here |
|---|---|
| Supported input | JPEG, PNG, WebP, GIF, BMP, SVG and browser-supported AVIF images |
| Main controls | Angle, strength, center, radius, or inset, depending on the tool |
| Output | A PNG image with the change applied |
| Working limit | 50 MB and 50 megapixels per image |
Skew tips
- At the default 15° the canvas grows by about 27% of the image height; at 60° by about 1.7 times the height.
- Flip the sign of the angle to lean the image the other way.
- The side triangles are transparent in the PNG, so a skewed logo sits on any background.
- Crop Image can cut the triangles off afterwards, but it also trims the picture corners.
Skew FAQ
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