Set the height and width of a <p> element:
More "Try it Yourself" examples below.
The width property sets the width of an element.
Note: The width property does not include padding, borders, or margins; it sets the width of the area inside the padding, border, and margin of the element!
Note: The min-width and max-width properties override width.
Default value: | auto |
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Inherited: | no |
Animatable: | yes. Read about animatable Try it |
Version: | CSS1 |
JavaScript syntax: | object.style.width="500px" Try it |
The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the property.
Property | |||||
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width | 1.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.5 |
Value | Description | Play it |
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auto | Default value. The browser calculates the width | Play it » |
length | Defines the width in px, cm, etc. | Play it » |
% | Defines the width in percent of the containing block | Play it » |
initial | Sets this property to its default value. Read about initial | Play it » |
inherit | Inherits this property from its parent element. Read about inherit |
Set the width of an <img> element using a percent value:
CSS tutorial: CSS Dimension
CSS tutorial: CSS Box model
CSS reference: height property
HTML DOM reference: width property