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:
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Value
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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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