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CSS Height, Width and Max-width

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

The CSS max-width property is used to set the maximum width of an element.

This element has a height of 50 pixels and a width of 100%.

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CSS Setting height and width

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

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

CSS height and width Values

The height and width properties may have the following values: Dark mode
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auto - This is default. The browser calculates the height and width
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length - Defines the height/width in px, cm, etc.
% - Defines the height/width in percent of the containing block
initial - Sets the height/width to its default value
inherit - The height/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
Set the height and width of a <div> element:

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

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

pixels.

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Set the height and width of another <div> element:

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

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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!

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Setting max-width
The max-width property is used to set the maximum width of an element.

The max-width can be specified in length values, like px, cm, etc., or in percent (%) of
the containing block, or set to none (this is default. Means that there is no maximum
width).

The problem with the <div> above occurs when the browser window is smaller than the
width of the element (500px). The browser then adds a horizontal scrollbar to the page.
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Using max-width instead, in this situation, will improve the browser's handling of small
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windows.

Tip: Drag the browser window to smaller than 500px wide, to see the difference
between the two divs!

This element has a height of 100 pixels and a max-width of

500 pixels.

Note: If you for some reason use both the width property and the max-width property
on the same element, and the value of the width property is larger than the max-
width property; the max-width property will be used (and the width property will be
ignored).

Example
This <div> element has a height of 100 pixels and a max-width of 500 pixels:

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

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Try it Yourself - Examples

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

Set the height and width of an image using percent

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

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Set min-width and max-width of an element

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example demonstrates how to set a minimum width and a maximum width of an
element using a pixel value.

Set min-height and max-height of an element

This example demonstrates how to set a minimum height and a maximum height of an
element using a pixel value.

Test Yourself With Exercises

Exercise:
Set the height of the <h1> element to "100px".

<style>
h1 {
: 100px;
}
</style>

<body>
<h1>This is a heading</h1>
<p>This is a paragraph</p>
<p>This is a paragraph</p>
</body>

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All CSS Dimension Properties
Property Description

height Sets the height of an element

max-height Sets the maximum height of an element

max-width Sets the maximum width of an element

min-height Sets the minimum height of an element

min-width Sets the minimum width of an element

width Sets the width of an element

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