What does the TIKZ option x = mean？

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I'm learning TIKZ drawing, but I can't understand what the option x= in this code means, can anyone explain it to me, thank you， code show as below:

\begin{tikzpicture}[even odd rule,rounded corners=2pt,x=10pt,y=10pt]
\filldraw[fill=yellow!80!black] (0,0) rectangle (1,1)
[xshift=5pt,yshift=5pt] (0,0) rectangle (1,1)
[rotate=30] (-1,-1) rectangle (2,2);
\end{tikzpicture}

What does x=10pt mean here?

Reverse question of context - Setting unit length in TikZ? - TeX - LaTeX Stack Exchange. Reading the answer there answers this question as well. — user202729, Dec 26 '22 at 00:51
(there's also nodes - Comprehensive list of TikZ style options? - TeX - LaTeX Stack Exchange -- generally you can search for something like /tikz/⟨option name⟩ in the manual but I'm not too sure about this one) — user202729, Dec 26 '22 at 01:03

hpekristiansen · Accepted Answer · 2022-12-26T01:24:13.227

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Page 374 in the manual:

x=10pt sets the x-vector to be 10pt instead of the normal 1cm - so all coordinates are scaled.

edited Dec 26 '22 at 01:24

answered Dec 26 '22 at 01:04

hpekristiansen

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I got it, thanks a lot for your help – hebtuzrl Dec 26 '22 at 06:39
@hebtuzrl, you shoulčd consider to accept answer ... – Zarko Dec 26 '22 at 06:51

What does the TIKZ option x = mean？

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