CSS Property: height
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The CSS (CSS1) height property indicates the height
of an element (excluding padding, borders and margins). It is overridden by the
min-height or max-height
properties, if either of them are present.
Valid property values
(other than inherit
and initial) are:
|
Value
|
Description
|
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length
|
Height as a CSS length (px, cm, …)
|
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%
|
Height of element
defined as a percentage of height of its containing block
|
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auto
|
(default value).
Browser determines height
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Default Value:
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auto
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JavaScript syntax:
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e.g. object.style.height="200px"
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Inherited:
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No
|
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Animatable:
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Yes
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EXAMPLE:
HTML USED IN THIS EXAMPLE:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html> <!-- Copyright (c) Nematrian Limited 2018 -->
<head>
<style>
p {border: 2px solid green; width: 200px;}
p.x1 {height: 50px;}
</style>
</head>
<body>
Element with default property
<p>1</p>
Property set using in-file HTML style
<p class="x1">2</p>
Property set using JavaScript
<p id="x2">3</p>
<script>
document.getElementById("x2").style.height = "50px";
</script>
</body>
</html>
|
FUNCTION THAT MAY ASSIST IN TESTING WHETHER FEATURE IS SUPPORTED:
function isSupportedCSSPropertyHeight() {
var x = document.createElement("DIV"); x.style.height = "50px"; return (window.getComputedStyle(x, null).height == "50px");
} |
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