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CSS Dimension

The CSS dimension properties allow you to control the height and width of an element.

Examples

Try it Yourself - Examples

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

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

Set the width of an element using a pixel value
This example demonstrates how to set the width of an element using a pixel value.

Set the maximum height of an element
This example demonstrates how to set the maximum height of an element.

Set the maximum width of an element using percent
This example demonstrates how to set the maximum width of an element using a percent value.

Set the minimum height of an element
This example demonstrates how to set the minimum height of an element.

Set the minimum width of an element using a pixel value
This example demonstrates how to set the minimum width of an element using a pixel value.

All CSS Dimension Properties

The number in the "CSS" column indicates in which CSS version the property is defined (CSS1 or CSS2).

Property Description Values CSS
height Sets the height of an element auto
length
%
inherit		 1
max-height Sets the maximum height of an element none
length
%
inherit		 2
max-width Sets the maximum width of an element none
length
%
inherit		 2
min-height Sets the minimum height of an element length
%
inherit		 2
min-width Sets the minimum width of an element length
%
inherit		 2
width Sets the width of an element auto
length
%
inherit		 1

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