Set the height and width of a paragraph:
More "Try it Yourself" examples below.
The height property sets the height of an element.
Note: The height property does not include padding, borders, or margins; it sets the height of the area inside the padding, border, and margin of the element!
Note: The min-height and max-height properties override height.
Default value: | auto |
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Inherited: | no |
Animatable: | yes. Read about animatable Try it |
Version: | CSS1 |
JavaScript syntax: | object.style.height="500px" Try it |
The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the property.
Property | |||||
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height | 1.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
Value | Description | Play it |
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auto | The browser calculates the height. This is default | Play it » |
length | Defines the height in px, cm, etc. | Play it » |
% | Defines the height in percent of the containing block | |
initial | Sets this property to its default value. Read about initial | Play it » |
inherit | Inherits this property from its parent element. Read about inherit |
CSS tutorial: CSS Dimension
CSS tutorial: CSS Box model
CSS reference: width property
HTML DOM reference: height property