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# ST_OrientedEnvelope

Returns the minimum-area rotated rectangle enclosing a geometry. The rectangle may be rotated relative to the coordinate axes. Degenerate inputs may result in a Point or LineString being returned.

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## Signatures

```sql theme={"system"}
ST_OrientedEnvelope(geom: Geometry)
```

## Parameters

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

## Return type

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

## Example

```sql theme={"system"}
SELECT ST_OrientedEnvelope(ST_GeomFromWKT('POLYGON ((0 0, 1 0, 5 4, 4 4, 0 0))'))
```

```
POLYGON ((0 0, 4.5 4.5, 5 4, 0.5 -0.5, 0 0))
```