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# ST_RotateX

Performs a counter-clockwise rotation of the specified geometry around the X-axis by the given angle measured in radians.

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## Signatures

```sql theme={"system"}
ST_RotateX(geometry: Geometry, angle: Double)
```

## Parameters

<ParamField body="geometry" type="Geometry" required>
  The input geometry.
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="angle" type="Double" required>
  The angle value.
</ParamField>

## Return type

<ResponseField type="Geometry">
  The resulting geometry.
</ResponseField>

## Example

```sql theme={"system"}
SELECT ST_RotateX(ST_GeomFromEWKT('SRID=4326;POLYGON ((0 0, 1 0, 1 1, 0 0))'), 10)
```

```
SRID=4326;POLYGON ((0 0, 1 0, 1 -0.8390715290764524, 0 0))
```