CSS Height / Width

CSS Height and Width

The CSS height and width properties are used to set the height and width of an element.

This element has a height of 70 pixels and a width of 100%.

CSS Set height and width

The height and width properties are used to set the height and width of an element.

The height and width do not include padding, borders, or margins. It sets the height and width of the area inside the padding, border, and margin of the element.

CSS height and width Values

The height and width properties can have the following values:

• auto - This is default. The browser calculates the height and width

• length - Defines the height or width in px, cm, em, etc.

• % - Defines the height or width in percent of the containing block

• initial - Sets the height or width to its default value

• inherit - The height or width will be inherited from its parent value

CSS height and width Examples

This element has a height of 200 pixels and a width of 50%

Example

div {
  height:
200px;
  width: 50%;
  background-color: powderblue;
}

This element has a height of 100 pixels and a width of 500 pixels.

Example

div {

height:
100px;
  width: 500px;
  background-color: powderblue;
}

Note: Remember that the height and width properties do not include padding, borders, or margins! They set the height/width of the area inside the padding, border, and margin of the element!

Try it Yourself - Examples

This example demonstrates how to set the height and width of different elements.

This example demonstrates how to set the height and width of an image using a percent value.