hypot()

Experimental: This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.

The hypot() CSS function is an exponential function that returns the square root of the sum of squares of its parameters.

While pow() and sqrt() only work on unitless numbers, hypot() accepts values with units, but they all must have the same type.

Syntax

/* A <number> value */
width: hypot(2em); /* 2em */
width: hypot(3em, 4em); /* 5em */
width: hypot(30px, 40px); /* 50px */
width: hypot(48px, 64px); /* 80px */
width: hypot(3px, 4px, 5px); /* 7.0710678118654755px */

Parameters

The hypot(x [, ...]#) function accepts one or more comma-separated calculations as its parameters.

x, x2, ..., xN

A calculation that resolves to a <number>, <dimension>, or <percentage>.

Return value

Returns a <number>, <dimension>, or <percentage> (based on the inputs), which is the square root of the sum of squares of its parameters.

  • If any of the inputs is infinite, the result is +∞.
  • If a single parameter is provided, the result is the absolute value of its input. hypot(2em) and hypot(-2em) both resolve to 2em.

Formal syntax

<hypot()> = 
hypot( <calc-sum># )

<calc-sum> =
<calc-product> [ [ '+' | '-' ] <calc-product> ]*

<calc-product> =
<calc-value> [ [ '*' | '/' ] <calc-value> ]*

<calc-value> =
<number> |
<dimension> |
<percentage> |
<calc-constant> |
( <calc-sum> )

<calc-constant> =
e |
pi |
infinity |
-infinity |
NaN

Specifications

Specification
CSS Values and Units Module Level 4
# exponent-funcs

Browser compatibility

BCD tables only load in the browser

See also