Skew / Matrix — Code Challenge

How it works

• Skew shears a box along an axis. It can create a decorative slanted label, but it also skews the text inside that label.
• A decorative effect should leave the content understandable when the effect is unavailable. Provide a readable background and normal document flow first.
• Inspect clipping, stacking, and contrast when adding layers; appearance changes do not always change the layout box.

Your task

Use the HTML below to explore this rule: Skew shears a box along an axis. It can create a decorative slanted label, but it also skews the text inside that label. Write your own CSS before opening the solution. Then replace the heading with a longer one and verify that the content is still readable.

.badge { transform: skewX(-12deg); background: #e8d4a7; padding: 8px 12px; }

A solution to compare

The HTML supplies the content; the CSS below styles it. Open both together in the playground, then change the lesson rules at the end of the stylesheet.

<article class="card"><span class="badge">This Saturday</span><h2>Neighbourhood repair club</h2><p>Bring a small project. Share a useful skill.</p><a href="#booking">View the workshop</a></article>

body { margin: 0; padding: 24px; font-family: system-ui, sans-serif; color: #25332d; background: #f4f7f2; }
.card { padding: 20px; background: white; border: 1px solid #d4dfd6; }
h2 { margin-top: 0; }
p { line-height: 1.6; }
a { color: #17634c; }
.badge { display: inline-block; margin-bottom: 12px; font-size: .8rem; }
.layout { display: grid; gap: 16px; }
.photo { width: 100%; height: 160px; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e4af6b, #668cba); }
button, input, select { font: inherit; padding: 8px; }
label { display: block; margin-block: 12px 4px; }

/* This lesson */
.badge { transform: skewX(-12deg); background: #e8d4a7; padding: 8px 12px; }

Skew shears a box along an axis. It can create a decorative slanted label, but it also skews the text inside that label.